Where does “strutsilintu” come from?
strutsilintu (Finnish) comes from Finnish strutsi, from Swedish struts, from Old Swedish strudz, from Middle Low German strūs, from Latin strūthiō, from Ancient Greek στρουθίων, from Ancient Greek -ίων, from Proto-Hellenic -ihō.
strutsilintu (Finnish): ratite
Ancestry of “strutsilintu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | strutsi | ostrich, "Struthio camelus" |
| 2 | Swedish | struts | ostrich; a large African bird |
| 3 | Old Swedish | strudz | — |
| 4 | Middle Low German | strūs | — |
| 5 | Latin | strūthiō | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | στρουθίων | Synonym of στρουθοκάμηλος; genitive plural of... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ίων | Suffix added to father's name that forms... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | -ihō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -isō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yōs | Forms adjectives from roots, meaning "very" or... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -yoss | — |