Where does “alittaa” come from?
alittaa (Finnish) comes from Finnish Ali, from Finnish Aleksanteri, from Latin Alexander, from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος, from Ancient Greek ἀλέξω, from Ancient Greek ἀνδρός, from Ancient Greek ἀνήρ, from Proto-Hellenic *anḗr — man.
alittaa (Finnish): to pass underneath, go under; to beat
Definitions
- to pass underneath, go under; to beat
Ancestry of “alittaa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Ali | practically exclusively used by Tatars or Muslim immigrants |
| 2 | Finnish | Aleksanteri | Alexander |
| 3 | Latin | Alexander | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Ἀλέξανδρος | Alexander |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀλέξω | to keep off, turn aside; to guard, protect,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀνδρός | genitive singular of ἀνήρ; man; of man |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἀνήρ | man; husband; human being, as opposed to a god |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | *anḗr | man |