Where does “benediktiiniluostari” come from?
benediktiiniluostari (Finnish) comes from Finnish benediktiini, from French bénédictin, from Latin Benedictus, from Latin benedīcō, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
benediktiiniluostari (Finnish): Benedictine cloister
Definitions
- Benedictine cloister
Ancestry of “benediktiiniluostari”, step by step
benediktiiniluostari traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish benediktiini
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | benediktiini | Benedictine; Benedictine Order |
| 2 | French | bénédictin | Benedictine |
| 3 | Latin | Benedictus | Benedict |
| 4 | Latin | benedīcō | to speak well of someone, commend |
| 5 | Latin | dīcō | to say, talk, speak, utter, mention |
| 6 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 7 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 8 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 9 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 10 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 11 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 12 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via Finnish luostari
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | luostari | Abbey, cloister; monastery; convent, nunnery |
| 2 | Old Swedish | kløster | — |
| 3 | Latin | claustrum | a bar, band, bolt; gate, door, bulwark; enclosure |
| 4 | Latin | claudere | present active infinitive of claudō;... |
| 5 | Latin | claudo | I shut, close, lock; I imprison, confine; I... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | klaudō | close |