Where does “formosanmakaki” come from?
formosanmakaki (Finnish) comes from Finnish makaki, from French macaque, from Portuguese macaco, from English Madagascar, from Middle French Madagascar, from English Mogadishu, from Arabic مَقَدِيشُو, from Persian [[شاه]] [[مقعد]].
formosanmakaki (Finnish): Taiwan macaque, Macaca cyclopis
Definitions
- Taiwan macaque, Macaca cyclopis
Ancestry of “formosanmakaki”, step by step
formosanmakaki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish makaki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | makaki | macaque |
| 2 | French | macaque | macaque; monkey; clown |
| 3 | Portuguese | macaco | monkey, ape; mechanical jack; black; negro |
| 4 | English | Madagascar | A resident of Madagascar |
| 5 | Middle French | Madagascar | — |
| 6 | English | Mogadishu | The government of Somalia |
| 7 | Arabic | مَقَدِيشُو | — |
| 8 | Persian | [[شاه]] [[مقعد]] | — |