Where does “seepramyrkkyluikero” come from?
seepramyrkkyluikero (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.
seepramyrkkyluikero (Finnish): striped blenny, striped fang blenny, grammistes blenny, line-spot harptail blenny, striped poison-fang blenny, Meiacanthus grammistes
Definitions
- striped blenny, striped fang blenny, grammistes blenny, line-spot harptail blenny, striped poison-fang blenny, Meiacanthus grammistes
Ancestry of “seepramyrkkyluikero”, step by step
seepramyrkkyluikero 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 myrkkyluikero
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | myrkkyluikero | — |