Where does “termiittisammakko” come from?

termiittisammakko (Finnish) comes from Finnish termiitti, from Swedish termit, from German Thermit, from German -it, from French -ité, from Latin -īta, from Ancient Greek -ίτης, from Ancient Greek πολῑ́της — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

termiittisammakko (Finnish): red-banded frog, Phrynomerus bifasciatus

Definitions

  1. red-banded frog, Phrynomerus bifasciatus

Ancestry of “termiittisammakko”, step by step

termiittisammakko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish termiitti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtermiittitermite; thermite
2Swedishtermittermite; thermite
3GermanThermitthermite
4German-it-ite
5French-itéAlternative form of -té, giving a quality or...
6Latin-īta
7Ancient Greek-ίτηςSuffix forming a masculine noun: one connected...
8Ancient Greekπολῑ́τηςcitizen
9Ancient Greek-τηςForms nouns representing a state of being; Added...
10Proto-Hellenic-tāts
11Proto-Indo-European-teh₂tsUsed to form nouns representing state of being
12Proto-Indo-European-teh₂Used to form nouns representing state of being
13Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems

via Finnish sammakko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsammakkofrog; common frog
2Finnish-kkoForms collective nouns; Forms nouns denoting...
3Proto-Finnic-kko
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tósEvery word from Ancient Greek -τηςEvery word from Ancient Greek πολῑ́της