Where does “Goldkopflöwenäffchen” come from?

Goldkopflöwenäffchen (German) comes from German Löwe, from Middle High German lewe, from Old High German lēo, from Proto-Germanic *lēwō, from Proto-Germanic lewô, from Proto-Germanic -ô, from Proto-Indo-European -ō — Derives nouns from roots.

Goldkopflöwenäffchen (German): golden-headed lion tamarin, Leontopithecus chrysomelas

Definitions

  1. golden-headed lion tamarin, Leontopithecus chrysomelas

Ancestry of “Goldkopflöwenäffchen”, step by step

Goldkopflöwenäffchen traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German Löwe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLöwelion; lion, as used on a coat of arms; Leo
2Middle High Germanlewe—
3Old High Germanlēo—
4Proto-Germanic*lēwōscythe
5Proto-Germaniclewôscythe
6Proto-Germanic-ô-ly; Forms agent nouns, often from the zero-grade...
7Proto-Indo-European-ōDerives nouns from roots

via German kopf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankopfhead
2Middle High Germankopfdrinking vessel
3Latincūppadrinking vessel
4Latincūpatub, cask, tun, vat
5Ancient Greekκώπηa handle
6Proto-Indo-Europeankóh₂p-eh₂—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

via German Äffchen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanÄffchenDiminutive of Affe
2Germanaffemonkey or ape (male or female or of unspecified sex)
3Middle High Germanaffesimian
4Old High Germanaffomonkey; ape
5Proto-West Germanicapōape, monkey
6Proto-Germanicapôape, monkey
7Proto-Indo-Europeanabō-ape
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ō →