Where does “カナダ雁” come from?
カナダ雁 (Japanese) comes from Japanese カナダ, from English cañada, from Spanish cañada, from Spanish -ada, from Spanish -ado, from Old Spanish -ado, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.
カナダ雁 (Japanese): Canada goose, Branta canadensis
Definitions
- Canada goose, Branta canadensis
Ancestry of “カナダ雁”, step by step
カナダ雁 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese カナダ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | カナダ | Canada |
| 2 | English | cañada | A small canyon; a narrow valley or glen |
| 3 | Spanish | cañada | glen, gully, ravine |
| 4 | Spanish | -ada | Used with a stem to form the feminine singular... |
| 5 | Spanish | -ado | Suffix indicating the masculine singular past... |
| 6 | Old Spanish | -ado | forms the masculine singular past participle of regular |
| 7 | Latin | -ātus | ed |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -ātos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂tos | Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality |
via English Canada goose
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Canada goose | A large goose, Branta canadensis |