Where does “meteoriparvi” come from?
meteoriparvi (Finnish) comes from Finnish meteori, from Swedish meteor, from Latin meteōrum, from Ancient Greek μετέωρον, from Ancient Greek μετέωρος, from Ancient Greek ἀείρω, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wer-, from Proto-Indo-European wēr- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
meteoriparvi (Finnish): meteor shower
Definitions
- meteor shower
Ancestry of “meteoriparvi”, step by step
meteoriparvi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish meteori
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | meteori | meteor |
| 2 | Swedish | meteor | meteor |
| 3 | Latin | meteōrum | meteor |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μετέωρον | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μετέωρος | lifted up, on high, in air |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀείρω | to lift up, raise, support; to bear, sustain; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wer- | to lift up; to moisten; to flow; to raise, hang |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |