Where does “kivisammal” come from?

kivisammal (Finnish) comes from Finnish kivi, from Latin -la — nominative feminine singular of -lus; nominative...

kivisammal (Finnish): any moss of the genus Grimmia

Definitions

  1. any moss of the genus Grimmia

Ancestry of “kivisammal”, step by step

kivisammal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kivi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkivistone; a piece of stone which is larger than a...
2Latin-lanominative feminine singular of -lus; nominative...

via Finnish sammal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsammalbryophyte; moss
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*sammal—
Every word from Latin -la →Every word from Finnish kivi →
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