Where does “seisupidur” come from?
seisupidur (Estonian) comes from Estonian pidur, from Estonian -r, from Old Norse -ari, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).
seisupidur (Estonian): handbrake
Definitions
- handbrake
Ancestry of “seisupidur”, step by step
seisupidur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Estonian pidur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Estonian | pidur | brake |
| 2 | Estonian | -r | Forms various agent nouns |
| 3 | Old Norse | -ari | a suffix used to create agent nouns from verbs;... |
| 4 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |
via Estonian seis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Estonian | seis | — |