Where does “hohtoseeprakala” come from?
hohtoseeprakala (Finnish) comes from Finnish seeprakala, from Finnish seepra, from Swedish zebra, from Italian zebra, from Portuguese zebra, from Old Portuguese enzebro, from Old Portuguese cebrario, from Vulgar Latin eciferus — swift.
hohtoseeprakala (Finnish): pearl danio
Definitions
- pearl danio
Ancestry of “hohtoseeprakala”, step by step
hohtoseeprakala traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish seeprakala
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | seeprakala | zebrafish |
| 2 | Finnish | seepra | zebra |
| 3 | Swedish | zebra | zebra |
| 4 | Italian | zebra | zebra; zebra crossing |
| 5 | Portuguese | zebra | zebra |
| 6 | Old Portuguese | enzebro | — |
| 7 | Old Portuguese | cebrario | — |
| 8 | Vulgar Latin | eciferus | fool, wild ass, donkey; wild horse |
| 9 | Latin | equiferus | wild horse |
| 10 | Latin | equus | a horse; a steed, charger |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | ekwos | horse |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁éḱwos | stallion, horse |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁oh₁ḱu- | swift |