Where does “Pekki” come from?
Pekki (Finnish) comes from Swedish bäck, from German Bäck, from English back, from French bac, from French baccalauréat, from Medieval Latin baccalaureatus, from Latin baccalaureus, from Latin laurea — Forms comparative adjectives.
Ancestry of “Pekki”, step by step
Pekki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish bäck
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | bäck | a small stream or brook |
| 2 | German | Bäck | forecastle raised part of the upper deck |
| 3 | English | back | Near the rear; Not current; Far from the main... |
| 4 | French | bac | ferry; vat; high school exit exam in France; A... |
| 5 | French | baccalauréat | baccalaureat; bachelor's degree |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | baccalaureatus | bachelor's degree |
| 7 | Latin | baccalaureus | bachelor |
| 8 | Latin | laurea | laurel, bay tree; crown, wreath or branch of... |
| 9 | Latin | laurus | laurel tree; laurels; a crown of laurel |
| 10 | English | -aceous | Of, relating to, resembling or containing the... |
| 11 | Latin | -āceus | aceous; resembling, having the nature of, forming, belonging to |
| 12 | Latin | -āx | ish, -y |
| 13 | Latin | -ium | Suffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes... |
| 14 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 15 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |