Where does “seepramaija” come from?
seepramaija (Finnish) comes from Finnish seepra, from Swedish zebra, from Italian zebra, from Portuguese zebra, from Old Portuguese enzebro, from Old Portuguese cebrario, from Vulgar Latin eciferus, from Latin equiferus — swift.
seepramaija (Finnish): zebra plant, "Calathea zebrina"
Definitions
- zebra plant, "Calathea zebrina"
Ancestry of “seepramaija”, step by step
seepramaija traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish seepra
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | seepra | zebra |
| 2 | Swedish | zebra | zebra |
| 3 | Italian | zebra | zebra; zebra crossing |
| 4 | Portuguese | zebra | zebra |
| 5 | Old Portuguese | enzebro | — |
| 6 | Old Portuguese | cebrario | — |
| 7 | Vulgar Latin | eciferus | fool, wild ass, donkey; wild horse |
| 8 | Latin | equiferus | wild horse |
| 9 | Latin | equus | a horse; a steed, charger |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | ekwos | horse |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁éḱwos | stallion, horse |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁oh₁ḱu- | swift |
via Finnish maija
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | maija | Synonym of mustamaija; calathea; the genus... |
| 2 | Finnish | Maijala | Any of a number of small places in Finland |
| 3 | Finnish | Maija | a common female given name |
| 4 | Finnish | Maria | Mary, mother of Jesus Christ |
| 5 | Latin | Marīa | Mary mother of Jesus |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Μαρία | Mary, Maria |
| 7 | Hebrew | מִרְיָם | — |
| 8 | Aramaic | מרים | bitter |
| 9 | Biblical Hebrew | מִרְיָם | — |