Where does “kalifornianmurri” come from?
kalifornianmurri (Finnish) comes from Finnish murri, from English murrelet, from English -let, from Middle English -let.
kalifornianmurri (Finnish): Scripps's murrelet, Synthliboramphus scrippsi
Definitions
- Scripps's murrelet, Synthliboramphus scrippsi
Ancestry of “kalifornianmurri”, step by step
kalifornianmurri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish murri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | murri | murrelet |
| 2 | English | murrelet | Any of several species of small seabirds, in the... |
| 3 | English | -let | a diminutive suffix; for example; piece; as in a... |
| 4 | Middle English | -let | — |
via Finnish Kalifornia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Kalifornia | California's |
| 2 | English | California | A region on the west coast of North America comprising the US state of California and the Baja California peninsula in Mexico; historically also including other areas in Alta California and Baja California |
| 3 | Spanish | California | — |