Where does “philanderinopossumi” come from?
philanderinopossumi (Finnish) comes from Finnish opossumi, from English opossum, from Powhatan aposoum, from Proto-Algonquian *wa·p-aʔθemwa.
philanderinopossumi (Finnish): gray four-eyed opossum, Philander opossum
Definitions
- gray four-eyed opossum, Philander opossum
Ancestry of “philanderinopossumi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | opossumi | opossum marsupial of the family Didelphidae |
| 2 | English | opossum | Any American marsupial of the family Didelphidae.... |
| 3 | Powhatan | aposoum | white animal |
| 4 | Proto-Algonquian | *wa·p-aʔθemwa | — |