Where does “nooremleitnant” come from?

nooremleitnant (Estonian) comes from Estonian leitnant, from French lieutenant, from French lieu, from Middle French lieu, from Old French leu, from Latin locus, from Old Latin stlocus, from Proto-Italic stlokos — to put, to place; to locate.

nooremleitnant (Estonian): second lieutenant

Definitions

  1. second lieutenant

Ancestry of “nooremleitnant”, step by step

nooremleitnant traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian leitnant

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianleitnantlieutenant
2Frenchlieutenantlieutenant
3Frenchlieuplace; any of several fish from the Pollachius...
4Middle Frenchlieuplace
5Old Frenchleuwolf; place
6Latinlocusplace, spot; a passage of literature; "in the...
7Old Latinstlocus
8Proto-Italicstlokos
9Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate

via Estonian noorem

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniannoorem
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stel-Every word from Proto-Italic stlokosEvery word from Old Latin stlocus
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