Where does “Vatikaanivaltio” come from?
Vatikaanivaltio (Finnish) comes from Finnish valtio, from Finnish valta, from Proto-Finnic valta, from Proto-Germanic waldą, from Proto-Indo-European waldʰ- — to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess.
Ancestry of “Vatikaanivaltio”, step by step
Vatikaanivaltio traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish valtio
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | valtio | government, state, country |
| 2 | Finnish | valta | power, authority, rule; main, principal; country,... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | valta | might, power, authority; white |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | waldą | might, power, authority |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | waldʰ- | to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess |
via Finnish Vatikaani
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Vatikaani | — |
| 2 | Latin | Vātī̆cānus | — |
| 3 | Latin | vātēs | seer, soothsayer, diviner, prophet, prophetess |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | weh₂t- | excited, inspired; possessed, raging |