Where does “orvokkihopeatäplä” come from?
orvokkihopeatäplä (Finnish) comes from Finnish orvokki, from Finnish orpo, from Latin Urbānus, from Latin urbs, from Proto-Italic worβis, from Proto-Indo-European werbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European werb-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
orvokkihopeatäplä (Finnish): dark green fritillary
Definitions
- dark green fritillary
Ancestry of “orvokkihopeatäplä”, step by step
orvokkihopeatäplä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish orvokki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | orvokki | violet; pansy |
| 2 | Finnish | orpo | orphan; orphan, orphaned; lonely |
| 3 | Latin | Urbānus | of or belonging to a city; urban |
| 4 | Latin | urbs | a city, walled town; the City, Rome |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | worβis | city |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | werbʰ- | to enclose |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | werb- | to throw, twist, bend; to turn, bend, twist; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
via Finnish hopeatäplä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hopeatäplä | longwing, heliconian |
| 2 | Finnish | hopea | silver |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | hopeda | silver; soft |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | samftijaz | — |