Vastaukset
Tässä Wikipediasta tarkistetut vastaukset, joista ei voi valittaa.
1. Etelä-Afrikka
Tässä olikin vastoin muistikuvaani useampia vaihtoehtoja. Vastaukseksi hyväksytään joko
Aferien maa, viitaten heimoon, tai sitten
pölyävän hiekan maa tai
aurinkoinen maa.
Pölyllä myös piste.
The ancient Romans used the name Africa terra – "land of the Afri" (plural, or "Afer" singular) – for the northern part of the continent that corresponds to modern-day Tunisia. The origin of Afer may be the Phoenician afar, dust; the Afridi tribe, who dwelt in Northern Africa around the area of Carthage; Greek aphrike (αφρίκη), without cold; or Latin aprica, sunny.
2. Meksiko
Vastaukseksi hyväksytään:
Azteekkien heimo tai
Mexica-kansa. Mexica-sanan alkuperästä ei ole varmuutta.
After the Mexica branch of the Aztecs.
3. Ranska
Vastaukseksi hyväksytään:
peitsi,
seiväs,
keihäs,
keihäsmiesten maa tai vastaava. Puoli pistettä Frankkien maasta, koska sehän ei varsinaisesti suomea ole.
French derivation of Francia, "Land of the Franks". A frankon was a spear used by the early Franks, thus giving them their name.
4. Argentiina
Vastaukseksi hyväksytään:
hopea tai
hopeamaa
From the Latin argentum, meaning "silver", which was imported from Ancient Greek ἀργήντος (argēntos), gen. of ἀργήεις (argēeis), "white, shining" and Αργεντινός (argentinos; "silvery"), cognate to Sanskrit अर्जुन arjuna, meaning ....."one who has the charm of silver". Early Spanish and Portuguese traders used the region's Río de la Plata or "Silver River" to transport silver and other treasures from Peru to the Atlantic. The land around the terminal downstream stations became known as La Argentina – "The Land of Silver".
5. Nigeria
Vastaukseksi hyväksytään:
virtaava vesi tai
joki, tai
Gir-joen maa. Vastoin yleistä käsitystä nimi ei tule mustasta väestöstä.
Named after the Niger River, from a native term Ni Gir or "River Gir" or from Tuareg n'eghirren ("flowing water"). The name has often been misinterpreted, especially by Latinists, to be derived from the Latin niger ("black"), a reference to the dark complexions of the inhabitants of the region.
6. US of America
Vastaukseksi hyväksytään:
Amerigo Vespucci
So-named after the Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci (who styled himself Americus Vespucius in Latin), who, following his four voyages to the Americas, first developed the idea that the newly discovered western lands were in fact a continent. In recognition thereof, the German cartographer Martin Waldseemüller named the new continent after the Italian explorer's first name. Amerigo Vespucci was named after Saint Emeric of Hungary.
7. Australia
Vastaukseksi hyväksytään:
etelä tai
(tuntematon) eteläinen maa
The name Australia is derived from the Latin Australis, meaning of the South. In order to balance the Globe the hypothetical continent Terra Australis Incognita ("unknown land of the south") was invented and dates back to the Roman times. It was commonplace in mediaeval geography, but was not based on any actual knowledge of the continent.
8. Ghana
Vastaukseksi hyväksytään:
soturikuningas
After the ancient West African kingdom of the same name. The modern territory of Ghana, however, never formed part of the previous polity. J. B. Danquah suggested the use of the name in the run-up to Ghanaian independence. His research led him to believe that modern Ghanaian peoples descended from the ancient Ghana Kingdom; others dispute his conclusions. The word Ghana means Warrior King and was the title accorded to the kings of the medieval West African Ghana Empire.
9. Japani
Vastaukseksi hyväksytään:
nousevan auringon maa,
auringon lähde tai vastaavat.
From Geppun, Marco Polo's Italian rendition of the islands' Chinese name 日本 (pinyin: rìběn, at the time approximately jitpun), or "sun-origin", i.e. "Land of the Rising Sun", indicating Japan as lying to the east of China (where the sun rises).
10. Kamerun
Vastaukseksi hyväksytään:
katkarapu tai
katkarapujoki. Tai miksei tuo shrimp voisi tarkoittaa myös
taskurapua.
From Portuguese Rio de Camarões ("River of Shrimps"), the name given to the Wouri River by Portuguese explorers in the 15th century.
11. Brasilia
Vastaukseksi hyväksytään:
punapuu tai
punainen. Piste myös
puusta tai
brazil-puusta.
Named after the brazilwood tree, called pau-brasil in Portuguese and so-named because its reddish wood resembled the color of red-hot embers (brasa in Portuguese), and because it was recognized as an excellent source of red dye. In Tupi it is called "ibirapitanga", which means literally "red wood". The wood of the tree was used to color clothes and fabrics.
12. Espanja
Vastaukseksi hyväksytään:
tamaani tai
tamaanien saari.
Phoenician/Punic אי שפנים ʾÎ-šəpānîm "isle of hyraxes". The Phoenician settlers found hares in abundance, and mistook them for hyraxes of Africa; thus they named the land in their Canaanite dialect. The Latin-speaking Romans adapted the name as Hispania.
13. Honduras
Vastaukseksi hyväksytään:
syvyys,
syvät vedet tai
syvyydet.
Christopher Columbus named the country "Honduras", Spanish for "depths", referring to the deep waters off the northern coast.
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