Where does “schmetterlingskundlich” come from?
schmetterlingskundlich (German) comes from German Schmetterlingskunde, from German Schmetterling, from German Schmetten, from Czech smetana, from Old Czech smetana, from Proto-Slavic *sъmetana — smetana whipped cream.
schmetterlingskundlich (German): lepidopterological
Definitions
- lepidopterological
Ancestry of “schmetterlingskundlich”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Schmetterlingskunde | lepidopterology |
| 2 | German | Schmetterling | butterfly; any insect of the order Lepidoptera,... |
| 3 | German | Schmetten | cream |
| 4 | Czech | smetana | cream |
| 5 | Old Czech | smetana | — |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | *sъmetana | smetana whipped cream |