Where does “チロエオポッサム” come from?

チロエオポッサム (Japanese) comes from Japanese オポッサム, from English opossum, from Powhatan aposoum, from Proto-Algonquian *wa·p-aʔθemwa.

チロエオポッサム (Japanese): a monito del monte

Definitions

  1. a monito del monte

Ancestry of “チロエオポッサム”, step by step

チロエオポッサム traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese オポッサム

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseオポッサムan opossum
2EnglishopossumAny American marsupial of the family Didelphidae....
3Powhatanaposoumwhite animal
4Proto-Algonquian*wa·p-aʔθemwa—

via Japanese チロエ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseチロエ—
Every word from Proto-Algonquian *wa·p-aʔθemwa →Every word from Powhatan aposoum →Every word from English opossum →