Where does “sitruunaperhonen” come from?
sitruunaperhonen (Finnish) comes from Finnish sitruuna, from Swedish citron, from French citron, from German zitrone, from Italian citrone, from Latin citron, from Ancient Greek κίτρον, from Latin citrum — cedar; anything made of cedar-wood; cedar-oil.
sitruunaperhonen (Finnish): brimstone
Definitions
- brimstone
Ancestry of “sitruunaperhonen”, step by step
sitruunaperhonen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish sitruuna
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sitruuna | lemon |
| 2 | Swedish | citron | a lemon |
| 3 | French | citron | lemon; lime; brimstone |
| 4 | German | zitrone | lemon fruit |
| 5 | Italian | citrone | citron |
| 6 | Latin | citron | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κίτρον | fruit of the citron tree |
| 8 | Latin | citrum | nominative neuter singular of citer; accusative... |
| 9 | Latin | cī̆trus | citron tree |
| 10 | Greek | κέδρος | cedar |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | κέδρος | cedar; anything made of cedar-wood; cedar-oil |
via Finnish perhonen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | perhonen | insect of the order Lepidoptera; butterfly, moth... |
| 2 | Finnish | -nen | Forms diminutives nouns or terms expressing... |
| 3 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 4 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |