Where does “alttaripalvelus” come from?

alttaripalvelus (Finnish) comes from Finnish alttari, from Old Swedish altari, from Old Norse altari, from Old Saxon altari, from Latin altāre, from Latin adoleō, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn- — in.

alttaripalvelus (Finnish): altar service, altar ceremony

Definitions

  1. altar service, altar ceremony

Ancestry of “alttaripalvelus”, step by step

alttaripalvelus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish alttari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishalttarialtar
2Old Swedishaltari
3Old Norsealtarialtar
4Old Saxonaltari
5Latinaltārealtar, fitting for burnt offerings
6Latinadoleōto emit an odor, smell
7Latinad-to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it...
8Latinīn-un-, non-, not
9Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
10Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
11Proto-Italicenin
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

via Finnish palvelus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpalvelusservice; favor
2Finnishpalvellato serve; Adessive singular form of palvi
3Finnishpalvoato worship; to love ardently
4Proto-Finnicpalvodakto ask for
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁énEvery word from Latin īn-Every word from Latin ad-
alttaripalvelus — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer