Where does “kustpipare” come from?
kustpipare (Swedish) comes from Swedish kust, from Middle Dutch cost, from Old French cost, from Medieval Latin costare, from Latin cōnstāre.
kustpipare (Swedish): a black-bellied plover, Pluvialis squatarola
Definitions
- a black-bellied plover, Pluvialis squatarola
Ancestry of “kustpipare”, step by step
kustpipare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish kust
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | kust | a coast |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | cost | — |
| 3 | Old French | cost | cost; financial outlay |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | costare | — |
| 5 | Latin | cōnstāre | — |
via Swedish pipare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | pipare | a plover, any species in the genera Pluvialis or Charadrius |