Where does “reesuslapsi” come from?
reesuslapsi (Finnish) comes from Finnish reesus, from New Latin rhēsus, from Latin Rhēsus, from Ancient Greek Ῥῆσος, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.
reesuslapsi (Finnish): A child who suffers of Rh disease
Definitions
- A child who suffers of Rh disease
Ancestry of “reesuslapsi”, step by step
reesuslapsi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish reesus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | reesus | Synonym of reesusapina |
| 2 | New Latin | rhēsus | — |
| 3 | Latin | Rhēsus | A mythological king of Thrace killed by Diomedes and Ulysses |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Ῥῆσος | Rhesus of Thrace a king who fought on the side of Trojans in the Iliad |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |