Where does “virginianopossumi” come from?
virginianopossumi (Finnish) comes from Finnish Virginia, from English Virginia, from Latin Virginia, from Latin Verginia.
Ancestry of “virginianopossumi”, step by step
virginianopossumi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish Virginia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Virginia | of Virginia |
| 2 | English | Virginia | A former colony that was a part of the British Empire |
| 3 | Latin | Virginia | — |
| 4 | Latin | Verginia | — |
via Finnish opossumi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | opossumi | opossum marsupial of the family Didelphidae |
| 2 | English | opossum | Any American marsupial of the family Didelphidae.... |
| 3 | Powhatan | aposoum | white animal |
| 4 | Proto-Algonquian | *wa·p-aʔθemwa | — |