Where does “meksikonpreerikko” come from?
meksikonpreerikko (Finnish) comes from Finnish preerikko, from Finnish preeria, from French prairie, from Old French praerie, from Portuguese prataria, from Portuguese prata, from Old Portuguese prata, from Vulgar Latin platta — flat.
meksikonpreerikko (Finnish): Mexican prairie dog, Cynomys mexicanus
Definitions
- Mexican prairie dog, Cynomys mexicanus
Ancestry of “meksikonpreerikko”, step by step
meksikonpreerikko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish preerikko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | preerikko | prairie dog any burrowing rodent of the genus |
| 2 | Finnish | preeria | prairie |
| 3 | French | prairie | meadow, grassland, pasture, prairie |
| 4 | Old French | praerie | meadow |
| 5 | Portuguese | prataria | silverware; cutlery; plates, dishes collectively |
| 6 | Portuguese | prata | silver; one hundred cents of current currency... |
| 7 | Old Portuguese | prata | silver |
| 8 | Vulgar Latin | platta | metal plate |
| 9 | Latin | plattus | flattened |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | πλατύς | wide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pléth₂us | flat, broad |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pleth₂- | flat |