Where does “lehtikemppi” come from?
lehtikemppi (Finnish) comes from Finnish kemppi, from Swedish kämpe, from Danish kæmpe, from Middle Low German kempe, from Old Saxon kempio, from Proto-Germanic *kamp, from Latin campus, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂emp- — to bend, to curve.
lehtikemppi (Finnish): psyllid, jumping plant louse insect of the family Psyllidae
Definitions
- psyllid, jumping plant louse insect of the family Psyllidae
Ancestry of “lehtikemppi”, step by step
lehtikemppi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kemppi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kemppi | An insect of the superfamily Psylloidea |
| 2 | Swedish | kämpe | fighter |
| 3 | Danish | kæmpe | gigantic, colossal; giant; warrior |
| 4 | Middle Low German | kempe | — |
| 5 | Old Saxon | kempio | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *kamp | — |
| 7 | Latin | campus | Open flat level ground: a plain, a natural field;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂emp- | to bend; crooked; to bend, curve |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂em- | to bend, to curve |