Where does “allergialääkäri” come from?
allergialääkäri (Finnish) comes from Finnish lääkäri, from Swedish läkare, from Old Swedish lækiare, from Old Swedish lækir, from Old Norse lækir, from Proto-Germanic lēkijaz, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
allergialääkäri (Finnish): allergist
Definitions
- allergist
Ancestry of “allergialääkäri”, step by step
allergialääkäri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish lääkäri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lääkäri | physician, medical doctor |
| 2 | Swedish | läkare | a doctor; a physician |
| 3 | Old Swedish | lækiare | — |
| 4 | Old Swedish | lækir | physician, leech |
| 5 | Old Norse | lækir | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | lēkijaz | doctor, physician |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |
via Finnish allergia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | allergia | allergy |
| 2 | German | Allergie | allergy |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἄλλος | other, another, different, else; in combination... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κρίνω | To separate, divide, part, distinguish between... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | kríňňō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | krinyéti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | krey- | to sift, separate, divide |