Where does “姫アルマジロ” come from?
姫アルマジロ (Japanese) comes from Japanese アルマジロ, from Spanish armadillo, from Spanish -illo, from Old Spanish -iello, from Latin -ellus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
姫アルマジロ (Japanese): a pink fairy armadillo
Definitions
- a pink fairy armadillo
Ancestry of “姫アルマジロ”, step by step
姫アルマジロ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese アルマジロ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | アルマジロ | an armadillo |
| 2 | Spanish | armadillo | armadillo |
| 3 | Spanish | -illo | Added to masculine nouns to denote a diminutive... |
| 4 | Old Spanish | -iello | A diminutive suffix |
| 5 | Latin | -ellus | Alternative form of -ulus; "forming masculine... |
| 6 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |