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Where does “silkkiapina” come from?

silkkiapina (Finnish) comes from Finnish silkki, from Old Swedish silke, from Old Norse silki, from Latin sēricum, from English serigraph, from Latin sericum, from Latin sericus, from Latin -icus — -y, -ic.

silkkiapina (Finnish): marmoset

Definitions

  1. marmoset

Ancestry of “silkkiapina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsilkkisilk
2Old Swedishsilke—
3Old Norsesilkisilk
4Latinsēricum—
5Englishserigrapha silkscreen print made by serigraphy; an...
6LatinsericumChinese goods, but especially silk
7LatinsericusOf or pertaining to the Seres or the Chinese;...
8Latin-icusbelonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;...
9Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
10Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
11Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “silkkiapina”

  • geoffroynsilkkiapina
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