Where does “kääpiöterrieri” come from?
kääpiöterrieri (Finnish) comes from Finnish terrieri, from English terrier, from French terrier, from Middle French terrier, from Old French chien terrier, from Old French terrier, from Medieval Latin terrarius, from Latin Terra — dry.
kääpiöterrieri (Finnish): either an English Toy Terrier or a toy fox terrier
Definitions
- either an English Toy Terrier or a toy fox terrier
Ancestry of “kääpiöterrieri”, step by step
kääpiöterrieri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish terrieri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | terrieri | terrier |
| 2 | English | terrier | A dog from a group of small, lively breeds,... |
| 3 | French | terrier | relating to the ground, earth or land;... |
| 4 | Middle French | terrier | — |
| 5 | Old French | chien terrier | terrier dog |
| 6 | Old French | terrier | — |
| 7 | Medieval Latin | terrarius | of earth |
| 8 | Latin | Terra | Terra goddess of the Earth |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ters- | dry |