Where does “lyhtytetra” come from?
lyhtytetra (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.
lyhtytetra (Finnish): beacon tetra, head- and-taillight tetra, Hemigrammus ocellifer
Definitions
- beacon tetra, head- and-taillight tetra, Hemigrammus ocellifer
Ancestry of “lyhtytetra”, step by step
lyhtytetra 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 |