Where does “neidonkorento” come from?
neidonkorento (Finnish) comes from Finnish korento, from Proto-Finnic korenta, from Portuguese quarenta, from Old Portuguese quareenta, from Latin quadrāgintā, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwr̥̄ḱomt, from Proto-Indo-European kʷétwr̥dḱomt, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwr̥- — and.
neidonkorento (Finnish): broad-winged damselfly, demoiselle, specifically...
Definitions
- broad-winged damselfly, demoiselle, specifically...
Ancestry of “neidonkorento”, step by step
neidonkorento traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish korento
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | korento | dragonfly, mayfly; cowlstaff |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | korenta | carrying pole, cowlstaff |
| 3 | Portuguese | quarenta | forty |
| 4 | Old Portuguese | quareenta | — |
| 5 | Latin | quadrāgintā | forty; 40 |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷetwr̥̄ḱomt | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷétwr̥dḱomt | forty |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷetwr̥- | four, fourfold |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷetwóres | four |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷe- | and |
via Finnish neito
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | neito | maiden, maid; nigella |