Where does “felin” come from?
felin (Romanian) comes from French félin, from Latin fēlīnus, from Latin fēlēs, from Hungarian fél, from Proto-Uralic pide, from Finnish pitää, from Proto-Finnic pitädäk, from Proto-Finno-Ugric pitä-.
felin (Romanian): feline
Definitions
- feline
Ancestry of “felin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | félin | feline; catlike; A cat, or a member of the cat... |
| 2 | Latin | fēlīnus | feline; of or pertaining to a cat |
| 3 | Latin | fēlēs | cat |
| 4 | Hungarian | fél | to fear, to be afraid of something; to fear... |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | pide | tall |
| 6 | Finnish | pitää | to hold, grasp, grip; to keep, take; to like, be... |
| 7 | Proto-Finnic | pitädäk | to hold, to grasp; to keep |
| 8 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | pitä- | — |