Where does “nisäkästieteellinen” come from?
nisäkästieteellinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish nisäkästiede, from Finnish nisäkäs, from Finnish nisä, from Portuguese Nisa, from French nice, from Old French nice, from Latin nescius, from Latin nesciō — to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...
Ancestry of “nisäkästieteellinen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | nisäkästiede | mammalogy |
| 2 | Finnish | nisäkäs | mammal |
| 3 | Finnish | nisä | mamma; breast of a woman; teat, nipple |
| 4 | Portuguese | Nisa | — |
| 5 | French | nice | candid, naive |
| 6 | Old French | nice | simple, foolish |
| 7 | Latin | nescius | unaware, ignorant; not knowing how, unable |
| 8 | Latin | nesciō | to not know, to be ignorant, to not understand |
| 9 | Latin | sciō | to be able to, to know, understand, to have practical knowledge |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱēy- | to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,... |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | skaidą | separation, distinction |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | skÁit- | to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,... |