Where does “platinafasaani” come from?
platinafasaani (Finnish) comes from Finnish fasaani, from Swedish fasan, from German fasān, from Middle High German fasān, from Latin phāsiānus, from Ancient Greek φασιανός, from Ancient Greek Φᾱσῐᾱνός, from Ancient Greek Φᾶσῐς — Phasis.
platinafasaani (Finnish): Lady Amherst's pheasant, Chrysolophus amherstiae
Definitions
- Lady Amherst's pheasant, Chrysolophus amherstiae
Ancestry of “platinafasaani”, step by step
platinafasaani traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish fasaani
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | fasaani | pheasant |
| 2 | Swedish | fasan | pheasant |
| 3 | German | fasān | pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) |
| 4 | Middle High German | fasān | — |
| 5 | Latin | phāsiānus | pheasant (bird) |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | φασιανός | pheasant |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Φᾱσῐᾱνός | Phasian |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | Φᾶσῐς | Phasis |
via Finnish platina
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | platina | platinum |
| 2 | Spanish | platina | platinum; stage |
| 3 | Spanish | plata | argent; silver; money |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | plattus | flattened; flat; smooth |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πλατύς | wide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pléth₂us | flat, broad |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pleth₂- | flat |