Where does “meksikonvillaopossumi” come from?
meksikonvillaopossumi (Finnish) comes from Finnish villaopossumi, from Finnish villa, from Finnish Vilhelm, from Swedish Vilhelm, from Old High German Willahelm, from Old High German helm, from Proto-West Germanic helm, from Proto-Germanic helmaz — to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab.
meksikonvillaopossumi (Finnish): Central American woolly opossum, Caluromys derbianus
Definitions
- Central American woolly opossum, Caluromys derbianus
Ancestry of “meksikonvillaopossumi”, step by step
meksikonvillaopossumi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish villaopossumi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | villaopossumi | woolly opossum opossum of the genus Caluromys |
| 2 | Finnish | villa | wool; villa |
| 3 | Finnish | Vilhelm | William of foreign historical persons |
| 4 | Swedish | Vilhelm | — |
| 5 | Old High German | Willahelm | William |
| 6 | Old High German | helm | helmet |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | helm | helmet |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | helmaz | helmet |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | halmaz | halm; stem; stalk; straw; hay |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱolh₂mos | stalk |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₂- | to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab |