Where does “gambianepolettihekko” come from?
gambianepolettihekko (Finnish) comes from Finnish epolettihekko, from Finnish epoletti, from French épaulette, from French épaule, from Middle French espaule, from Old French espalle, from Vulgar Latin spatla, from Latin spatula.
gambianepolettihekko (Finnish): Gambian epauletted fruit bat, Epomophorus...
Definitions
- Gambian epauletted fruit bat, Epomophorus...
Ancestry of “gambianepolettihekko”, step by step
gambianepolettihekko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish epolettihekko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | epolettihekko | epauletted fruit bat |
| 2 | Finnish | epoletti | epaulet |
| 3 | French | épaulette | epaulette |
| 4 | French | épaule | shoulder; first-person singular present... |
| 5 | Middle French | espaule | shoulder |
| 6 | Old French | espalle | shoulder |
| 7 | Vulgar Latin | spatla | — |
| 8 | Latin | spatula | a broad, flat piece; a little palm frond; a... |
| 9 | Latin | spatha | spatula, spattle; spatha; a long, two-edged,... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | σπάθη | any broad blade, of wood or metal |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | sph₂-dʰ- | — |