Where does “aamissepp” come from?

aamissepp (Estonian) comes from Estonian aam, from Middle Low German am, from Latin ama, from Latin hama, from Ancient Greek ἄμη — a shovel; a water-bucket, a pail; a spade.

aamissepp (Estonian): cooper

Definitions

  1. cooper

Ancestry of “aamissepp”, step by step

aamissepp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian aam

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianaama big barrel; an aam
2Middle Low Germanam—
3LatinamaAlternative spelling of hama; second-person...
4Latinhamaa water-bucket or pail (especially one for extinguishing fires), a firebucket
5Ancient Greekἄμηa shovel; a water-bucket, a pail; a spade

via Estonian Sepp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EstonianSeppsmith
2Estonianseppsmith
3Proto-Finnicseppäsmith
4Proto-Uralicśeppäskilled
Every word from Ancient Greek ἄμη →Every word from Latin hama →Every word from Latin ama →