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
Ancestry of “チロエオポッサム”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | オポッサム | an opossum |
| 2 | English | opossum | Any American marsupial of the family Didelphidae.... |
| 3 | Powhatan | aposoum | white animal |
| 4 | Proto-Algonquian | *wa·p-aʔθemwa | — |