Where does “mosaiikkihäntärotta” come from?
mosaiikkihäntärotta (Finnish) comes from Finnish mosaiikki, from Italian mosaico, from Latin musaicum, from Latin musivum, from Latin mūsēum, from Ancient Greek μουσεῖον, from Ancient Greek μοῦσα — Alternative letter-case form of Μοῦσᾰ; music,...
mosaiikkihäntärotta (Finnish): mosaic-tailed rat any of various rodents of the genus
Definitions
- mosaic-tailed rat any of various rodents of the genus
Ancestry of “mosaiikkihäntärotta”, step by step
mosaiikkihäntärotta traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish mosaiikki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | mosaiikki | mosaic |
| 2 | Italian | mosaico | mosaic, puzzle, jigsaw, jigsaw puzzle; mixture;... |
| 3 | Latin | musaicum | — |
| 4 | Latin | musivum | mosaic |
| 5 | Latin | mūsēum | a place or temple devoted to the Muses |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μουσεῖον | a home of music poetry; a museum, a... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μοῦσα | Alternative letter-case form of Μοῦσᾰ; music,... |