Where does “puutarhahortensia” come from?
puutarhahortensia (Finnish) comes from Finnish hortensia, from New Latin Hortensia, from Latin Hortensius, from Latin hortensis, from Latin -ensis, from Latin arvum, from Latin colō, from Latin quelō — to turn.
puutarhahortensia (Finnish): bigleaf hydrangea, French hydrangea, lacecap hydrangea, mophead hydrangea, penny Mac, Hydrangea macrophylla
Definitions
- bigleaf hydrangea, French hydrangea, lacecap hydrangea, mophead hydrangea, penny Mac, Hydrangea macrophylla
Ancestry of “puutarhahortensia”, step by step
puutarhahortensia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish hortensia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hortensia | hydrangea |
| 2 | New Latin | Hortensia | — |
| 3 | Latin | Hortensius | of or pertaining to the gens Hortensia |
| 4 | Latin | hortensis | garden |
| 5 | Latin | -ensis | Of or from |
| 6 | Latin | arvum | field; farm land |
| 7 | Latin | colō | to cultivate the land, till, tend, take care of a field or garden |
| 8 | Latin | quelō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kʷelō | to inhabit |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷéleti | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |
via Finnish puutarha
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | puutarha | garden |
| 2 | Swedish | trädgård | a garden |
| 3 | Swedish | gård | farm, estate; yard; courtyard |
| 4 | Old Swedish | garþer | fence, wall; enclosure; courtyard, court |
| 5 | Old Norse | garðr | a fence, wall; an enclosed space, yard; a... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | gardaz | enclosure; court, yard; garden |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰórdʰos | hedge, fence, enclosure; hedge, enclosure;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰerdʰ- | to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt |