Where does “koschenillsköldlus” come from?
koschenillsköldlus (Swedish) comes from Swedish koschenill, from Spanish cochinilla, from Latin coccinus, from Ancient Greek κόκκινος, from Ancient Greek -ῐνος, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.
koschenillsköldlus (Swedish): a cochineal insect, (Dactylopius coccus)
Definitions
- a cochineal insect, (Dactylopius coccus)
Ancestry of “koschenillsköldlus”, step by step
koschenillsköldlus traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish koschenill
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | koschenill | cochineal dye |
| 2 | Spanish | cochinilla | pill bug; cochineal |
| 3 | Latin | coccinus | scarlet, scarlet-dyed |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κόκκινος | scarlet; blushing |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ῐνος | added to nouns or adverbs to form adjectives relating to material, time, and so on: made of, during the time of |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |