Where does “omenakemppi” come from?
omenakemppi (Finnish) comes from Finnish kemppi, from Swedish kämpe, from Danish kæmpe, from Middle Low German kempe, from Old Saxon kempio, from Proto-Germanic *kamp, from Latin campus, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂emp- — to bend, to curve.
omenakemppi (Finnish): apple sucker, apple psyllid, pear leaf sucker, apple leaf sucker, Cacopsylla mali, Psylla mali
Definitions
- apple sucker, apple psyllid, pear leaf sucker, apple leaf sucker, Cacopsylla mali, Psylla mali
Ancestry of “omenakemppi”, step by step
omenakemppi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kemppi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kemppi | An insect of the superfamily Psylloidea |
| 2 | Swedish | kämpe | fighter |
| 3 | Danish | kæmpe | gigantic, colossal; giant; warrior |
| 4 | Middle Low German | kempe | — |
| 5 | Old Saxon | kempio | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *kamp | — |
| 7 | Latin | campus | Open flat level ground: a plain, a natural field;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂emp- | to bend; crooked; to bend, curve |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂em- | to bend, to curve |
via Finnish omena
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | omena | apple |