Where does “koloradoskalbagge” come from?
koloradoskalbagge (Swedish) comes from Swedish kål, from Old Swedish kāl, from Old Norse kál, from Old English cāwel, from Proto-West Germanic *kauli, from Latin caulis, from Ancient Greek καυλός, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂ulós.
koloradoskalbagge (Swedish): Colorado potato beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata)
Definitions
- Colorado potato beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata)
Ancestry of “koloradoskalbagge”, step by step
koloradoskalbagge traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish kål
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | kål | cabbage; edible plants of the species "Brassica... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | kāl | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | kál | cabbage, kale |
| 4 | Old English | cāwel | colewort |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *kauli | cabbage, colewort |
| 6 | Latin | caulis | dative plural of caulae; ablative plural of... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | καυλός | stem, stalk; shaft |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂ulós | — |
via Swedish bägge
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | bägge | both |
| 2 | Old Norse | beggja | genitive of báðir |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | bajjǫ̂ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | bai | both |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰoh₁ | both |
via Swedish Colorado
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | Colorado | — |