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

  1. Synonym of taudinkantaja

Ancestry of “basillinkantaja”, step by step

basillinkantaja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish basilli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishbasillibacillus; germ
2LatinBacillus
3Latin-illusUsed to form adjectives from nouns
4Latin-lusAlternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix
5Proto-Italic-elosForms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns
6Proto-Indo-European-e-lós
7Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

via Finnish kantaja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkantajaA bearer, carrier; A bellhop, porter, skycap; A...
2Finnishkantaato carry, bear; to carry, be carried, reach; to...
3Proto-Finnickantadakto carry
4Proto-Uralickanta-to carry, to transport
5Proto-Uralic-ta-Forms verbs from nouns; Forms causative verbs...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lósEvery word from Latin -lusEvery word from Latin -illus