Where does “arrakkipunssi” come from?
arrakkipunssi (Finnish) comes from Finnish punssi, from German Punsch, from English Punch, from English puncheon, from Middle English punchoun, from Old French ponchon, from Latin punctiō, from Latin -tiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
arrakkipunssi (Finnish): A liqueur based on arrack, neutral spirits and...
Definitions
- A liqueur based on arrack, neutral spirits and...
Ancestry of “arrakkipunssi”, step by step
arrakkipunssi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish punssi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | punssi | A liqueur based on arrack, neutral spirits and... |
| 2 | German | Punsch | punch |
| 3 | English | Punch | A glove puppet who is the main character used in a Punch and Judy show |
| 4 | English | puncheon | A figured stamp, die, or punch, used by... |
| 5 | Middle English | punchoun | — |
| 6 | Old French | ponchon | puncheon |
| 7 | Latin | punctiō | puncture, pricking |
| 8 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 9 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 10 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 11 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 12 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 13 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 14 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 15 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |