Where does “basillinkantaja” come from?
basillinkantaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish basilli, from Latin Bacillus, from Latin -illus, from Latin -lus, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
basillinkantaja (Finnish): Synonym of taudinkantaja
Definitions
- Synonym of taudinkantaja
Ancestry of “basillinkantaja”, step by step
basillinkantaja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish basilli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | basilli | bacillus; germ |
| 2 | Latin | Bacillus | — |
| 3 | Latin | -illus | Used to form adjectives from nouns |
| 4 | Latin | -lus | Alternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
via Finnish kantaja
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kantaja | A bearer, carrier; A bellhop, porter, skycap; A... |
| 2 | Finnish | kantaa | to carry, bear; to carry, be carried, reach; to... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kantadak | to carry |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | kanta- | to carry, to transport |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -ta- | Forms verbs from nouns; Forms causative verbs... |