Where does “vesiskorpioni” come from?
vesiskorpioni (Finnish) comes from Finnish skorpioni, from Swedish skorpion, from Latin scorpiō, from Ancient Greek σκορπίος, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.
vesiskorpioni (Finnish): water scorpion, "Nepa cinerea"
Definitions
- water scorpion, "Nepa cinerea"
Ancestry of “vesiskorpioni”, step by step
vesiskorpioni traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish skorpioni
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | skorpioni | A scorpion; A person born under the sign of... |
| 2 | Swedish | skorpion | scorpion |
| 3 | Latin | scorpiō | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σκορπίος | scorpion; scorpionfish; scorpion furze |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |