Where does “Senfweißling” come from?
Senfweißling (German) comes from German Senf, from Middle High German senf, from Old High German senaf, from Proto-Germanic sinapaz, from Latin senapis, from Latin sinapi, from Ancient Greek σίναπι, from Demotic snwpt.
Senfweißling (German): a wood white butterfly; any butterfly of the species Leptidea sinapis, a small white butterfly of the family Pieridae that is mainly found in England, Ireland, and Northern Europe
Definitions
- a wood white butterfly; any butterfly of the species Leptidea sinapis, a small white butterfly of the family Pieridae that is mainly found in England, Ireland, and Northern Europe
Ancestry of “Senfweißling”, step by step
Senfweißling traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Senf
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Senf | mustard |
| 2 | Middle High German | senf | — |
| 3 | Old High German | senaf | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sinapaz | mustard |
| 5 | Latin | senapis | Alternative form of sināpi; accusative plural of... |
| 6 | Latin | sinapi | mustard, Sinapis alba; dative singular of... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | σίναπι | the mustard plant |
| 8 | Demotic | snwpt | — |