Where does “miekkaliljaripsiäinen” come from?
miekkaliljaripsiäinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish ripsiäinen, from Finnish ripsi, from Swedish rips, from German Rips, from French reps, from English ribs, from English rib, from Middle English rib — to cover, to roof; rib.
miekkaliljaripsiäinen (Finnish): gladiolus thrips, Thrips simplex
Definitions
- gladiolus thrips, Thrips simplex
Ancestry of “miekkaliljaripsiäinen”, step by step
miekkaliljaripsiäinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish ripsiäinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ripsiäinen | thrips any of the insects in the order |
| 2 | Finnish | ripsi | lash; eyelash; cilium |
| 3 | Swedish | rips | — |
| 4 | German | Rips | — |
| 5 | French | reps | rep |
| 6 | English | ribs | plural of rib; Third-person singular simple... |
| 7 | English | rib | Any of a series of long curved bones occurring in... |
| 8 | Middle English | rib | — |
| 9 | Old English | ribb | rib |
| 10 | Proto-West Germanic | ribb | — |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | ribją | rib; reef, ridge |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rebʰ- | to cover, to roof; rib |