Where does “アリツカゲラ” come from?
アリツカゲラ (Japanese) comes from Japanese 蟻, from Japanese の, from Old Japanese の, from Middle Chinese 能 — talent, ability.
アリツカゲラ (Japanese): Campo flicker, Colaptes campestris
Definitions
- Campo flicker, Colaptes campestris
Ancestry of “アリツカゲラ”, step by step
アリツカゲラ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 蟻
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 蟻 | ant; an ant, particularly one without wings; an... |
| 2 | Japanese | の | genitive case marker; nominative case marker in a... |
| 3 | Old Japanese | の | plain, field |
| 4 | Middle Chinese | 能 | talent, ability |
via Japanese 啄木鳥
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 啄木鳥 | a woodpecker |
| 2 | Japanese | 木 | a tree or shrub; wood, timber, lumber; a tree |
| 3 | Old Japanese | 木 | a tree or shrub; wood, timber, lumber; Combining... |
| 4 | Proto-Japonic | kəy | tree |
via Japanese 塚
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 塚 | a mound or hillock, generally manmade |