Where does “apteekkikaappi” come from?
apteekkikaappi (Finnish) comes from Finnish apteekki, from Swedish apotek, from Ancient Greek ἀποθήκη, from Ancient Greek ἀποτίθημι, from Ancient Greek ἀπο-, from Ancient Greek ἀπό, from Ancient Greek Ἥλιος, from Ancient Greek τύπος — to push, to hit.
apteekkikaappi (Finnish): pull-out cabinet a cabinet, often with multiple shelves, that can be pulled out on rails for access
Definitions
- pull-out cabinet a cabinet, often with multiple shelves, that can be pulled out on rails for access
Ancestry of “apteekkikaappi”, step by step
apteekkikaappi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish apteekki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | apteekki | pharmacy, drugstore |
| 2 | Swedish | apotek | pharmacy; a small supply of first aid and common... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀποθήκη | repository, storehouse, warehouse |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀποτίθημι | to put away |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀπο- | Indicating movement: away, from, off; Indicating... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀπό | from, away from; because of, as a result of |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Ἥλιος | sun |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |
via Finnish kaappi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kaappi | cabinet; closet; locker |
| 2 | Old Swedish | skap | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | schap | cupboard, cabinet, coffer |
| 4 | Old Saxon | skāp | sheep |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | skāp | sheep |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skapą | shape |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | skapjaną | to make, to create; to shape |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | skab- | to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,... |