Where does “Florida-Weichschildkröte” come from?
Florida-Weichschildkröte (German) comes from German Florida, from Spanish florida, from Latin floridus, from Latin flōreō, from Latin flōs, from Proto-Italic flōs, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-s, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-.
Florida-Weichschildkröte (German): Florida softshell turtle (Apalone ferox)
Definitions
- Florida softshell turtle (Apalone ferox)
Ancestry of “Florida-Weichschildkröte”, step by step
Florida-Weichschildkröte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Florida
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Florida | — |
| 2 | Spanish | florida | feminine singular of florido; flowery |
| 3 | Latin | floridus | blooming; flowery; florid |
| 4 | Latin | flōreō | to bloom, blossom, flower |
| 5 | Latin | flōs | flower, blossom |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | flōs | flower, blossom |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃-s | flower, blossom |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
via German Weichschildkröte
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Weichschildkröte | soft-shell turtle |
| 2 | German | weich | soft |
| 3 | Middle High German | weich | — |
| 4 | Old High German | weih | soft |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | waikw | weak, soft, pliable |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | waikwaz | weak, soft, pliable |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | weyḱ- | to enter in; to settle; settlement |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |