Where does “lanttuperhonen” come from?
lanttuperhonen (Finnish) comes from Finnish lanttu, from Swedish planta, from Latin planta, from Proto-Italic plāntā, from Proto-Indo-European pléh₂-n̥t-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- — flat.
lanttuperhonen (Finnish): green-veined white
Definitions
- green-veined white
Ancestry of “lanttuperhonen”, step by step
lanttuperhonen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish lanttu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lanttu | rutabaga North America; swede chiefly UK; Swedish turnip chiefly US, Brassica napus var. napobrassica plus a number of regional [[common name root and the plant |
| 2 | Swedish | planta | a plant |
| 3 | Latin | planta | any vegetable production that serves to propagate... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | plāntā | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pléh₂-n̥t-eh₂ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₂- | flat |
via Finnish perhonen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | perhonen | insect of the order Lepidoptera; butterfly, moth... |
| 2 | Finnish | -nen | Forms diminutives nouns or terms expressing... |
| 3 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 4 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |