Where does “kirsikkatetra” come from?
kirsikkatetra (Finnish) comes from Finnish kirsikka, from Old Swedish kirsebær, from Middle Low German kersebere, from Middle Low German kerse, from Proto-West Germanic kirsijā, from Latin ceresia, from Latin ceresium, from Latin cerasium — pear-tree.
kirsikkatetra (Finnish): bleeding heart tetra, Hyphessobrycon erythrostigma freshwater tropical fish native to the Upper Amazon River basin; requires a school of at least half a dozen individuals to thrive in aquarium
Definitions
- bleeding heart tetra, Hyphessobrycon erythrostigma freshwater tropical fish native to the Upper Amazon River basin; requires a school of at least half a dozen individuals to thrive in aquarium
Ancestry of “kirsikkatetra”, step by step
kirsikkatetra traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kirsikka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kirsikka | cherry |
| 2 | Old Swedish | kirsebær | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | kersebere | — |
| 4 | Middle Low German | kerse | cherry |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | kirsijā | cherry |
| 6 | Latin | ceresia | cherry |
| 7 | Latin | ceresium | — |
| 8 | Latin | cerasium | cherry, fruit of the cherry tree |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | κεράσιον | cherry; cherry tree |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | κερασός | bird cherry, "Prunus avium" |
| 11 | Akkadian | ???? | pear-tree |
via Finnish Tetra
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Tetra | Tetra Pak type of container |
| 2 | English | tetra | Any of numerous species of small South American... |
| 3 | Translingual | Tetragonopterus | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πτερόν | feather; wing; Any winged creature |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | péth₂r̥ | wing; feather |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | peth₂- | to spread out; to fly |