Where does “antiikkikynttilä” come from?
antiikkikynttilä (Finnish) comes from Finnish antiikki, from German Antike, from Latin antīquus, from Latin ante, from Ancient Greek κλίσις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
antiikkikynttilä (Finnish): A long, narrow, tapered candle
Definitions
- A long, narrow, tapered candle
Ancestry of “antiikkikynttilä”, step by step
antiikkikynttilä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish antiikki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | antiikki | The Antiquity, classical antiquity; A group noun... |
| 2 | German | Antike | antiquity |
| 3 | Latin | antīquus | old, ancient |
| 4 | Latin | ante | before, in front, forwards; before; before,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κλίσις | bending, inclination; a lying down; a place for... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |
via Finnish kynttilä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kynttilä | candle; candlepower |
| 2 | Faroese | kyndil | lantern |
| 3 | Old Norse | kyndill | torch |
| 4 | Latin | candēla | A light made of wax or tallow; tallow candle or taper |
| 5 | Latin | candeō | to be brilliant, glittering or illuminated; to shine, glitter, glisten; gleam white |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kandēō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kand- | to shine, glow |