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Where does “amiraali” come from?

amiraali (Finnish) comes from Swedish amiral, from French amiral, from Old French amiral, from Latin amiralis, from Latin -ālis, from Proto-Italic -ālis.

amiraali (Finnish): admiral; red admiral, "Vanessa atalanta"

Definitions

  1. admiral; red admiral, "Vanessa atalanta"

Ancestry of “amiraali”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishamiralan admiral
2Frenchamiralof or belonging to an admiral; admiral
3Old Frenchamiraladmiral
4Latinamiralis—
5Latin-ālis—
6Proto-Italic-ālis—

Words derived from “amiraali”

  • amiraaliperhonen
  • amiraalius
  • vara-amiraali
  • amiraalikunta
  • laivastoamiraali
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