Where does “prærieulv” come from?
prærieulv (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk prærie, from French prairie, from Old French praerie, from Portuguese prataria, from Portuguese prata, from Old Portuguese prata, from Vulgar Latin platta, from Latin plattus — flat.
prærieulv (Norwegian Nynorsk): a coyote or prairie wolf, Canis latrans
Definitions
- a coyote or prairie wolf, Canis latrans
Ancestry of “prærieulv”, step by step
prærieulv traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk prærie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | prærie | a prairie |
| 2 | French | prairie | meadow, grassland, pasture, prairie |
| 3 | Old French | praerie | meadow |
| 4 | Portuguese | prataria | silverware; cutlery; plates, dishes collectively |
| 5 | Portuguese | prata | silver; one hundred cents of current currency... |
| 6 | Old Portuguese | prata | silver |
| 7 | Vulgar Latin | platta | metal plate |
| 8 | Latin | plattus | flattened |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | πλατύς | wide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pléth₂us | flat, broad |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pleth₂- | flat |