Where does “etelänheinäsirkkahiiri” come from?
etelänheinäsirkkahiiri (Finnish) comes from Finnish etelä, from Slovak Etela, from English ethel, from Middle English ethel, from Old English æþel, from Old English æþele, from Proto-Germanic aþalaz, from Proto-Germanic aþalą — to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam.
etelänheinäsirkkahiiri (Finnish): southern grasshopper mouse, scorpion mouse, Onychomys torridus cricetic rodent found in Mexico and in Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah in the United States, notable for its resistance to the venom of Arizona bark scorpion which it feeds on along with other arthropods
Definitions
- southern grasshopper mouse, scorpion mouse, Onychomys torridus cricetic rodent found in Mexico and in Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah in the United States, notable for its resistance to the venom of Arizona bark scorpion which it feeds on along with other arthropods
Ancestry of “etelänheinäsirkkahiiri”, step by step
etelänheinäsirkkahiiri traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish etelä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | etelä | south |
| 2 | Slovak | Etela | — |
| 3 | English | ethel | The letter Œ/œ, or the rune ᛟ; Alternative form... |
| 4 | Middle English | ethel | homeland, ancestral territory; patrimony; athel |
| 5 | Old English | æþel | homeland, ancestral territory; noble, a person of... |
| 6 | Old English | æþele | noble |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | aþalaz | noble |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | aþalą | nature, disposition; nobility, race |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | at-al | family, race |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂el- | to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam |
via Finnish heinäsirkka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | heinäsirkka | grasshopper |
| 2 | Finnish | heinä | hay; grass; any similar plant, such as sedge |
| 3 | Finnish | kangas | cloth, fabric or textile; material; A soil type:... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | kangas | cloth, fabric |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | gangaz | pace, step, gait; walk; way, course |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰongʰ-o-s | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰengʰ- | to walk; to step |