Where does “reesusmakaki” come from?
reesusmakaki (Finnish) comes from Finnish makaki, from French macaque, from Portuguese macaco, from English Madagascar, from Middle French Madagascar, from English Mogadishu, from Arabic مَقَدِيشُو, from Persian [[شاه]] [[مقعد]].
reesusmakaki (Finnish): rhesus macaque
Definitions
- rhesus macaque
Ancestry of “reesusmakaki”, step by step
reesusmakaki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish makaki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | makaki | macaque |
| 2 | French | macaque | macaque; monkey; clown |
| 3 | Portuguese | macaco | monkey, ape; mechanical jack; black; negro |
| 4 | English | Madagascar | A resident of Madagascar |
| 5 | Middle French | Madagascar | — |
| 6 | English | Mogadishu | The government of Somalia |
| 7 | Arabic | مَقَدِيشُو | — |
| 8 | Persian | [[شاه]] [[مقعد]] | — |
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 |