Where does “koruripsimonni” come from?
koruripsimonni (Finnish) comes from Finnish ripsimonni, from Finnish ripsi, from Swedish rips, from German Rips, from French reps, from English ribs, from English rib, from Middle English rib — to cover, to roof; rib.
koruripsimonni (Finnish): clown catfish, clown synodontis, clown syno, clown squeaker, barredtail squeaker, Synodontis decorus species of upside-down catfish native to Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of the Congo
Definitions
- clown catfish, clown synodontis, clown syno, clown squeaker, barredtail squeaker, Synodontis decorus species of upside-down catfish native to Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of the Congo
Ancestry of “koruripsimonni”, step by step
koruripsimonni traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish ripsimonni
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ripsimonni | mochokid, upside-down catfish catfish of the family Mochokidae |
| 2 | Finnish | ripsi | lash; eyelash; cilium |
| 3 | Swedish | rips | — |
| 4 | German | Rips | — |
| 5 | French | reps | rep |
| 6 | English | ribs | plural of rib; Third-person singular simple... |
| 7 | English | rib | Any of a series of long curved bones occurring in... |
| 8 | Middle English | rib | — |
| 9 | Old English | ribb | rib |
| 10 | Proto-West Germanic | ribb | — |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | ribją | rib; reef, ridge |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rebʰ- | to cover, to roof; rib |
via Finnish koru
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | koru | A piece of jewellery; A jewel |
| 2 | Finnish | korea | beautiful, decorated; Korean; chorea |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | χορεία | dance, especially choral dance with music; any... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -είᾱ | Superficially appears in abstract nouns derived from σ-stem adjectives, with the true suffix being |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |