Where does “kardinaalimesikko” come from?
kardinaalimesikko (Finnish) comes from Finnish kardinaali, from Latin cardinālis, from Latin cardō, from Latin carduus, from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- — to run.
kardinaalimesikko (Finnish): cardinal honeyeater, Myzomela cardinalis
Definitions
- cardinal honeyeater, Myzomela cardinalis
Ancestry of “kardinaalimesikko”, step by step
kardinaalimesikko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kardinaali
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kardinaali | cardinal |
| 2 | Latin | cardinālis | of or pertaining to a door hinge |
| 3 | Latin | cardō | hinge (of a door or gate), usually a pivot and socket in Roman times |
| 4 | Latin | carduus | a wild thistle; the artichoke |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱers- | to run |
via Finnish mesikko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | mesikko | honeyeater, meliphagid bird of the family Meliphagidae |
| 2 | Finnish | -ikko | Forms nouns for groups of a particular number,... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -ikko | Forms nouns indicating a group of things |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -i- | Plural number marker in other cases than the nominative (and optionally the genitive) |