Where does “Espoonian” come from?

Espoonian (English) comes from Finnish Espoo, from Swedish Esbo, from Middle Irish espa, from Latin spatha, from Ancient Greek σπάθη, from Proto-Indo-European sph₂-dʰ-.

Espoonian (English): Someone from Espoo

Definitions

  1. Someone from Espoo

Ancestry of “Espoonian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishEspooEspoo, a city in southern Finland
2SwedishEsbo—
3Middle Irishespa—
4Latinspathaspatula, spattle; spatha; a long, two-edged,...
5Ancient Greekσπάθηany broad blade, of wood or metal
6Proto-Indo-Europeansph₂-dʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sph₂-dʰ- →Every word from Ancient Greek σπάθη →Every word from Latin spatha →