Where does “eldsalamander” come from?
eldsalamander (Swedish) comes from Swedish salamander, from French salamandre, from Old French salamandre, from Latin salamandra, from Ancient Greek σαλαμάνδρα, from Persian سمندر, from Persian سام, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćyaHmás — darkness, shadow.
eldsalamander (Swedish): fire salamander
Definitions
- fire salamander
Ancestry of “eldsalamander”, step by step
eldsalamander traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish salamander
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | salamander | a salamander (amphibian of the order Caudata) |
| 2 | French | salamandre | salamander |
| 3 | Old French | salamandre | salamander |
| 4 | Latin | salamandra | salamander |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σαλαμάνδρα | fire salamander |
| 6 | Persian | سمندر | salamander; a mythological fire-dwelling creature... |
| 7 | Persian | سام | fire; flame; swell, swelling |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ćyaHmás | black |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱyeh₁-mó-s | black, dark |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱeh₃- | darkness, shadow |