Where does “фиалка трёхцветная” come from?
фиалка трёхцветная (Russian) comes from Translingual Viola tricolor, from Translingual tricolor, from Latin tricolor, from Latin color, from Ancient Greek μέτρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον, from Proto-Hellenic -tron, from Proto-Indo-European -trom — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
фиалка трёхцветная (Russian): wild pansy (Viola tricolor)
Definitions
- wild pansy (Viola tricolor)
Ancestry of “фиалка трёхцветная”, step by step
фиалка трёхцветная traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Translingual Viola tricolor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Translingual | Viola tricolor | species}} |
| 2 | Translingual | tricolor | tricolor |
| 3 | Latin | tricolor | three-coloured |
| 4 | Latin | color | colour, shade; color; pigment; complexion |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
via Russian трёхцветный
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | трёхцветный | tricolor, three-coloured/colored |
| 2 | Russian | цвет | colour; blossom, bloom, flower; flower, cream,... |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | цвѣтъ | flower |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | květъ | bright color, light; color, bloom, flower |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱwoyt-o- | white, light |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱweyt- | to shine |