Where does “amerikantemppu” come from?
amerikantemppu (Finnish) comes from Finnish Amerikka, from Russian Америка, from New Latin America, from Italian Amerigo, from Proto-Germanic *Amalarīks, from Proto-Germanic Haimarīks, from Proto-Germanic rīks, from Proto-Celtic rīxs — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.
amerikantemppu (Finnish): something that seems difficult at first, but is actually very simple to do
Definitions
- something that seems difficult at first, but is actually very simple to do
Ancestry of “amerikantemppu”, step by step
amerikantemppu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish Amerikka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Amerikka | America's; American; of America |
| 2 | Russian | Америка | — |
| 3 | New Latin | America | — |
| 4 | Italian | Amerigo | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *Amalarīks | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | Haimarīks | Henry |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | rīks | king, ruler |
| 8 | Proto-Celtic | rīxs | king |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃rḗǵs | king, ruler |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |