Where does “loistopipilo” come from?

loistopipilo (Finnish) comes from Finnish loisto, from Finnish loistaa — To shine, glow, glare, sparkle; To excel, shine.

loistopipilo (Finnish): eastern towhee, Pipilo erythrophthalmus

Definitions

  1. eastern towhee, Pipilo erythrophthalmus

Ancestry of “loistopipilo”, step by step

loistopipilo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish loisto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishloistoglitter, gleam, shine; A beacon equipped with...
2FinnishloistaaTo shine, glow, glare, sparkle; To excel, shine

via Finnish pipilo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpipilotowhee bird of the genus
2taxonomic namePipilo—
Every word from Finnish loistaa →Every word from Finnish loisto →