Where does “balettikoulutus” come from?

balettikoulutus (Finnish) comes from Finnish baletti, from French ballet, from Middle French ballet, from Italian balletto, from Italian -etto, from English -et, from Middle English -et, from Old French -et — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.

balettikoulutus (Finnish): ballet training

Definitions

  1. ballet training

Ancestry of “balettikoulutus”, step by step

balettikoulutus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish baletti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishbalettiballet
2Frenchballetballet
3Middle Frenchballet
4ItalianballettoDiminutive of ballo; short dance; ballet; ballet...
5Italian-ettoAlterative suffix used to form melioratives,...
6English-etUsed to form diminutives, loosely construed
7Middle English-etForms diminutive nouns from nouns; in some words,...
8Old French-etUsed to form a diminutive, masculine noun;...
9Latin-ātused
10Proto-Italic-ātos
11Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tosForms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality

via Finnish koulutus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkoulutuseducation
2FinnishkouluttaaTo educate, school
3Finnishkouluschool
4LatinscholaLeisure time given to learning; schooltime,...
5Ancient Greekσχολήleisure, free time; rest; that in which leisure...
6Proto-Hellenicskʰolā́
7Proto-Indo-Europeansǵʰ-h₃-léh₂
8Proto-Indo-Europeanseǵʰ-to hold; to overpower
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tosEvery word from Latin -ātusEvery word from Italian -etto