Where does “silmäripsikato” come from?
silmäripsikato (Finnish) comes from Finnish silmäripsi, from Finnish ripsi, from Swedish rips, from German Rips, from French reps, from English ribs, from English rib, from Middle English rib — to cover, to roof; rib.
silmäripsikato (Finnish): madarosis
Definitions
- madarosis
Ancestry of “silmäripsikato”, step by step
silmäripsikato traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish silmäripsi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | silmäripsi | eyelash |
| 2 | Finnish | ripsi | lash; eyelash; cilium |
| 3 | Swedish | rips | — |
| 4 | German | Rips | — |
| 5 | French | reps | rep |
| 6 | English | ribs | plural of rib; Third-person singular simple... |
| 7 | English | rib | Any of a series of long curved bones occurring in... |
| 8 | Middle English | rib | — |
| 9 | Old English | ribb | rib |
| 10 | Proto-West Germanic | ribb | — |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | ribją | rib; reef, ridge |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rebʰ- | to cover, to roof; rib |