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Where does “appi” come from?

appi (Finnish) comes from English App, from German App, from English app, from English application, from Middle English applicacioun, from Old French aplicacion, from Latin applicātiō, from Latin -tiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

appi (Finnish): father-in-law

Definitions

  1. father-in-law

Ancestry of “appi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishAppAbbreviation of appeals; Alternative form of app
2GermanAppapp
3EnglishappAn application , especially a small one designed...
4EnglishapplicationThe act of applying or laying on, in a literal...
5Middle Englishapplicacioun—
6Old Frenchaplicacionapplication
7Latinapplicātiō—
8Latin-tiō—
9Latindissertātiō—
10Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
11Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
12Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
13Latincalceusshoe
14Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
15Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “appi”

  • appiukko
  • appela
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ →