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Where does “banjomonni” come from?

banjomonni (Finnish) comes from English banjo catfish, from English catfish, from English Cat, from English concatenate, from Latin concatenatus, from Latin concateno, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum — resin, gum; to say, speak.

banjomonni (Finnish): banjo catfish, aspredinid

Definitions

  1. banjo catfish, aspredinid

Ancestry of “banjomonni”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishbanjo catfish—
2Englishcatfishany fish of the order Siluriformes, mainly found...
3EnglishCatA piece of heavy machinery, such as a backhoe, of...
4EnglishconcatenateTo join or link together, as though in a chain;...
5Latinconcatenatus
6Latinconcatenoconcatenate; link or chain together
7Latincōn-—
8Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
9Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
10Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
12Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
13Middle Englishkyt—
14Germankitt—
15Old High Germankuti—
16Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
17Proto-Germanickweduzresin
18Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
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