Where does “valkotupsumarmosetti” come from?
valkotupsumarmosetti (Finnish) comes from Finnish marmosetti, from English marmoset, from French marmouset, from French marmonner, from Latin murmuro, from Latin murmur, from Proto-Indo-European mormur-.
valkotupsumarmosetti (Finnish): common marmoset, white-tufted marmoset, white-tufted-ear marmoset, Callithrix jacchus species of New World monkey
Definitions
- common marmoset, white-tufted marmoset, white-tufted-ear marmoset, Callithrix jacchus species of New World monkey
Ancestry of “valkotupsumarmosetti”, step by step
valkotupsumarmosetti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish marmosetti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | marmosetti | marmoset small monkeys in the family Callitrichidae which also includes tamarins |
| 2 | English | marmoset | A small monkey, now specifically a Central and... |
| 3 | French | marmouset | grotesque, gargoyle; brat, kid |
| 4 | French | marmonner | to murmur, mumble |
| 5 | Latin | murmuro | I murmur, mutter; I murmur or grumble at,... |
| 6 | Latin | murmur | murmur, murmuring; humming, roaring, growling,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mormur- | — |