Where does “pikkumarmosetti” come from?
pikkumarmosetti (Finnish) comes from Finnish marmosetti, from English marmoset, from French marmouset, from French marmonner, from Latin murmuro, from Latin murmur, from Proto-Indo-European mormur-.
pikkumarmosetti (Finnish): pygmy marmoset, Callithrix pygmaea
Definitions
- pygmy marmoset, Callithrix pygmaea
Ancestry of “pikkumarmosetti”, step by step
pikkumarmosetti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish marmosetti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | marmosetti | marmoset small monkeys in the family Callitrichidae which also includes tamarins |
| 2 | English | marmoset | A small monkey, now specifically a Central and... |
| 3 | French | marmouset | grotesque, gargoyle; brat, kid |
| 4 | French | marmonner | to murmur, mumble |
| 5 | Latin | murmuro | I murmur, mutter; I murmur or grumble at,... |
| 6 | Latin | murmur | murmur, murmuring; humming, roaring, growling,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mormur- | — |