Where does “Jousimies” come from?

Jousimies (Finnish) comes from Latin Sagittarius, from Latin Sagitta, from Latin sagitta — arrow, bolt; lancet; arrowhead, a plant of the...

Jousimies (Finnish): Sagittarius

Definitions

  1. Sagittarius

Ancestry of “Jousimies”, step by step

Jousimies traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin Sagittarius

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinSagittariusSagittarius, one of the constellations of the Zodiac
2LatinSagittathe Arrow, Sagitta
3Latinsagittaarrow, bolt; lancet; arrowhead, a plant of the...

via Finnish mies

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmiesman; husband
2Proto-Finnicmeesman, male; husband
3Proto-Finnicmeexes—

via Finnish jousi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjousibow; spring; musical bow
2Finnishjoutsi—
Every word from Latin sagitta →Every word from Latin Sagitta →Every word from Latin Sagittarius →