Where does “kissafretti” come from?
kissafretti (Finnish) comes from Finnish fretti, from English frett, from Middle Dutch furet, from Old French furet, from Old French fuiron, from Latin furō, from Latin fūr, from Proto-Italic fōr — to bear, carry.
kissafretti (Finnish): ringtail, cacomixl, "Bassariscus astutus"
Definitions
- ringtail, cacomixl, "Bassariscus astutus"
Ancestry of “kissafretti”, step by step
kissafretti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish fretti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | fretti | ferret |
| 2 | English | frett | A vitreous compound, used by potters in glazing,... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | furet | — |
| 4 | Old French | furet | ferret |
| 5 | Old French | fuiron | Weasel, ferret |
| 6 | Latin | furō | to rave, rage, or seethe; to be crazed, mad, or frantic |
| 7 | Latin | fūr | a thief |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | fōr | thief |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰṓr | thief |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰer- | to bear, carry |