Where does “X-lentokone” come from?
X-lentokone (Finnish) comes from Finnish lentokone, from Finnish lento, from Italian lento, from Spanish lento, from Galician -ura, from Latin -ura, from Latin -tūra — ing, -ure, -work.
X-lentokone (Finnish): X-plane
Definitions
- X-plane
Ancestry of “X-lentokone”, step by step
X-lentokone traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish lentokone
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lentokone | airplane, aeroplane |
| 2 | Finnish | lento | flying, flight; flight; lento |
| 3 | Italian | lento | slow |
| 4 | Spanish | lento | slow |
| 5 | Galician | -ura | -ness |
| 6 | Latin | -ura | Suffix forming abstract nouns from adjectives |
| 7 | Latin | -tūra | ing, -ure, -work |
via Finnish X
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | X | — |