Where does “floridanhylje” come from?
floridanhylje (Finnish) comes from Finnish Florida, from English Florida, from Spanish florida, from Latin floridus, from Latin flōreō, from Latin flōs, from Proto-Italic flōs, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-s.
floridanhylje (Finnish): Caribbean monk seal, Monachus tropicalis
Definitions
- Caribbean monk seal, Monachus tropicalis
Ancestry of “floridanhylje”, step by step
floridanhylje traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish Florida
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Florida | — |
| 2 | English | Florida | Several places in South and Central America |
| 3 | Spanish | florida | feminine singular of florido; flowery |
| 4 | Latin | floridus | blooming; flowery; florid |
| 5 | Latin | flōreō | to bloom, blossom, flower |
| 6 | Latin | flōs | flower, blossom |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | flōs | flower, blossom |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃-s | flower, blossom |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |