Where does “kongontetra” come from?
kongontetra (Finnish) comes from Finnish Tetra, from English tetra, from Translingual Tetragonopterus, from Ancient Greek πτερόν, from Proto-Indo-European péth₂r̥, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.
kongontetra (Finnish): Congo tetra, Phenacogrammus interruptus species of fish in the African tetra family, found in the central Congo River Basin in Africa, commonly kept in aquaria
Definitions
- Congo tetra, Phenacogrammus interruptus species of fish in the African tetra family, found in the central Congo River Basin in Africa, commonly kept in aquaria
Ancestry of “kongontetra”, step by step
kongontetra traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |