Where does “flekkhyene” come from?
flekkhyene (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål hyene, from Ancient Greek ὕαινα, from Ancient Greek ὗς, from Latin intestinalis, from Latin intestīnum, from Latin intestīnus, from Latin intus, from Latin în — in.
flekkhyene (Norwegian Bokmål): spotted hyena, laughing hyena; Crocuta crocuta
Definitions
- spotted hyena, laughing hyena; Crocuta crocuta
Ancestry of “flekkhyene”, step by step
flekkhyene traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål hyene
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | hyene | a hyena or hyaena |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ὕαινα | hyena |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ὗς | pig, swine, hog |
| 4 | Latin | intestinalis | intestinal; pertaining to the intestine |
| 5 | Latin | intestīnum | guts, intestines, entrails of the abdomen |
| 6 | Latin | intestīnus | internal in various senses, namely |
| 7 | Latin | intus | within, inside; at home |
| 8 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 9 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |