Where does “vesihometauti” come from?
vesihometauti (Finnish) comes from Finnish vesihome, from Finnish home, from Proto-Finnic homeh, from Proto-Germanic swammaz, from Proto-Indo-European swombʰ- — sponge, tree-fungus, swamp; sponge; tree-fungus;...
vesihometauti (Finnish): ulcerative dermal necrosis lethal dermatological disease of cold water salmonid fish causing skin lesions which become infected with oomycetes, such as
Definitions
- ulcerative dermal necrosis lethal dermatological disease of cold water salmonid fish causing skin lesions which become infected with oomycetes, such as
Ancestry of “vesihometauti”, step by step
vesihometauti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish vesihome
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vesihome | oomycete, water mold any of a number of filamentous unicellular protists of the class Oomycetes |
| 2 | Finnish | home | mildew, mold |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | homeh | mildew, mold |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | swammaz | sponge; fungus, mushroom; swamp |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | swombʰ- | sponge, tree-fungus, swamp; sponge; tree-fungus;... |