Where does “terttuselja” come from?
terttuselja (Finnish) comes from Finnish selja, from Finnish Silja, from Latin Caecilia, from French Cécile, from Anglo-Norman Cecile, from Latin caecilia, from Latin Caecilius, from Latin caeculus — one-eyed, blind.
terttuselja (Finnish): red elderberry
Definitions
- red elderberry
Ancestry of “terttuselja”, step by step
terttuselja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish selja
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | selja | elder |
| 2 | Finnish | Silja | Cecilia |
| 3 | Latin | Caecilia | The feminine form of Caecilius, the family name (nomen gentilicium) of an ancient Roman patrician family (gens) |
| 4 | French | Cécile | — |
| 5 | Anglo-Norman | Cecile | — |
| 6 | Latin | caecilia | A kind of lizard; A kind of lettuce |
| 7 | Latin | Caecilius | The name of a Roman gens |
| 8 | Latin | caeculus | The mythical son of Vulcanus and founder of Praeneste |
| 9 | Latin | caecus | blind; invisible |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kaikos | blind |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | *kéh₂ikos | one-eyed, blind |
via Finnish Terttu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Terttu | cluster of e.g. berries |