Where does “isosamettikukka” come from?
isosamettikukka (Finnish) comes from Finnish sametti, from Swedish sammet, from Middle Low German sammet, from Old French samit, from Latin samitum, from Ancient Greek ἑξάμιτον, from Ancient Greek ἕξ, from Proto-Hellenic hwéks — six.
isosamettikukka (Finnish): Mexican marigold, Tagetes erecta wild flowering plant, native to Mexico and Central America, with numerous small orangish petals
Definitions
- Mexican marigold, Tagetes erecta wild flowering plant, native to Mexico and Central America, with numerous small orangish petals
Ancestry of “isosamettikukka”, step by step
isosamettikukka traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish sametti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sametti | velvet |
| 2 | Swedish | sammet | velvet |
| 3 | Middle Low German | sammet | — |
| 4 | Old French | samit | samite |
| 5 | Latin | samitum | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἑξάμιτον | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἕξ | six |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | hwéks | cardinal... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱs | six |
via Finnish kukka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kukka | flower; cannabis; weed |
| 2 | Latin | Flōra | Flora, the goddess of flowers |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *Flōzā | an Italic flower goddess, Flora |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | flōs | flower, blossom |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃-s | flower, blossom |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |