Where does “autotallifirma” come from?
autotallifirma (Finnish) comes from Finnish firma, from German Firma, from Italian firma, from Italian firmare, from Latin firmō, from Latin Firmus, from Proto-Italic fermos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer-mo-s — to support; to hold.
autotallifirma (Finnish): company working out of a garage
Definitions
- company working out of a garage
Ancestry of “autotallifirma”, step by step
autotallifirma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish firma
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | firma | firm, company; the Finnish Defense Forces |
| 2 | German | Firma | A company, a business; A firm, the name under... |
| 3 | Italian | firma | signature; third-person singular present... |
| 4 | Italian | firmare | to sign |
| 5 | Latin | firmō | to make firm, strengthen, harden, fortify |
| 6 | Latin | Firmus | strong, powerful |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | fermos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer-mo-s | holding |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer- | to support; to hold |
via Finnish autotalli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | autotalli | garage |
| 2 | Finnish | auto | car, automobile |
| 3 | Finnish | automobiili | automobile, car |
| 4 | French | automobile | automotive; automobile |
| 5 | French | auto- | auto- regarding oneself |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | αὐτο- | self- |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | αὐτός | αὐτή f, αὐτό n; "first/second declension";... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ew | away from, off; again |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰe | Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact |