Where does “epolettihekko” come from?
epolettihekko (Finnish) comes from Finnish epoletti, from French épaulette, from French épaule, from Middle French espaule, from Old French espalle, from Vulgar Latin spatla, from Latin spatula, from Latin spatha.
epolettihekko (Finnish): epauletted fruit bat
Definitions
- epauletted fruit bat
Ancestry of “epolettihekko”, step by step
epolettihekko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish epoletti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | epoletti | epaulet |
| 2 | French | épaulette | epaulette |
| 3 | French | épaule | shoulder; first-person singular present... |
| 4 | Middle French | espaule | shoulder |
| 5 | Old French | espalle | shoulder |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | spatla | — |
| 7 | Latin | spatula | a broad, flat piece; a little palm frond; a... |
| 8 | Latin | spatha | spatula, spattle; spatha; a long, two-edged,... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | σπάθη | any broad blade, of wood or metal |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sph₂-dʰ- | — |
via Finnish hekko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hekko | fruit bat bat of the family Pteropodidae |
| 2 | Finnish | hedelmälepakko | fruit bat |
| 3 | Finnish | hedelmä | fruit |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | heidelmä | — |