Where does “meksikonpunapolvitarantula” come from?
meksikonpunapolvitarantula (Finnish) comes from Finnish tarantula, from English tarantula, from Medieval Latin tarantula, from Italian tarantola, from Italian Taranto, from Latin Tarentum, from Ancient Greek Τάρᾱς, from Illyrian darandos — oak.
meksikonpunapolvitarantula (Finnish): Mexican redknee tarantula, Brachypelma smithi
Definitions
- Mexican redknee tarantula, Brachypelma smithi
Ancestry of “meksikonpunapolvitarantula”, step by step
meksikonpunapolvitarantula traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tarantula
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tarantula | — |
| 2 | English | tarantula | Any of the large, hairy New World spiders... |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | tarantula | — |
| 4 | Italian | tarantola | tarantula |
| 5 | Italian | Taranto | the letter T in the [[Appendix:Italian spelling alphabet |
| 6 | Latin | Tarentum | Latin name of the town |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Τάρᾱς | Tarās; Greek name of the town |
| 8 | Illyrian | darandos | oak |