Where does “apikaalisilmu” come from?
apikaalisilmu (Finnish) comes from Finnish apikaalinen, from English apical, from English AL, from Dutch al, from Middle Dutch al, from Old Dutch āl, from Proto-West Germanic all, from Proto-Germanic allaz — to grow, nourish.
apikaalisilmu (Finnish): apical bud
Definitions
- apical bud
Ancestry of “apikaalisilmu”, step by step
apikaalisilmu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish apikaalinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | apikaalinen | apical |
| 2 | English | apical | Of or connected with the apex; Situated at the... |
| 3 | English | AL | Initialism of assembly language; Initialism of... |
| 4 | Dutch | al | all, all of; already; yet |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | al | all, all of; completely; even though, no matter... |
| 6 | Old Dutch | āl | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | all | all |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | allaz | all |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | to grow, nourish |