Where does “appela” come from?
appela (Finnish) comes from Finnish appi, from English App, from German App, from English app, from English application, from Middle English applicacioun, from Old French aplicacion, from Latin applicātiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
appela (Finnish): father-in-law's home
Ancestry of “appela”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | appi | father-in-law |
| 2 | English | App | Abbreviation of appeals; Alternative form of app |
| 3 | German | App | app |
| 4 | English | app | An application , especially a small one designed... |
| 5 | English | application | The act of applying or laying on, in a literal... |
| 6 | Middle English | applicacioun | — |
| 7 | Old French | aplicacion | application |
| 8 | Latin | applicātiō | — |
| 9 | Latin | -tiō | — |
| 10 | Latin | dissertātiō | — |
| 11 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 12 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 13 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 14 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 15 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 16 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |