Where does “joutsenenpoikanen” come from?
joutsenenpoikanen (Finnish) comes from Finnish Joutsen, from Latin Cygnus, from Ancient Greek Κύκνος, from Latin olor, from Ancient Greek Τιτάν, from Translingual -therium, from Ancient Greek θηρίον, from Ancient Greek θήρ — wild; wild animal.
joutsenenpoikanen (Finnish): cygnet
Definitions
- cygnet
Ancestry of “joutsenenpoikanen”, step by step
joutsenenpoikanen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish Joutsen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Joutsen | The constellation Cygnus, the Swan |
| 2 | Latin | Cygnus | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Κύκνος | any individual named Cycnus |
| 4 | Latin | olor | swan; A smell |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Τιτάν | Titan |
| 6 | Translingual | -therium | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | θηρίον | wild animal, beast, savage beast; a small animal,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | θήρ | a wild beast, beast of prey, especially a lion;... |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | kʷʰḗr | wild beast |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰwer- | wild; wild animal |
via Finnish poikanen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | poikanen | Diminutive of poika; little boy; young |
| 2 | Finnish | -nen | Forms diminutives nouns or terms expressing... |
| 3 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 4 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |