Where does “betoniarkkitehtuuri” come from?
betoniarkkitehtuuri (Finnish) comes from Finnish arkkitehtuuri, from Swedish arkitektur, from Swedish ur, from German uhr, from Middle High German ūre, from Old French ore, from Latin hōra, from Ancient Greek ὥρα — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
betoniarkkitehtuuri (Finnish): concrete architecture
Ancestry of “betoniarkkitehtuuri”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | arkkitehtuuri | architecture |
| 2 | Swedish | arkitektur | architecture; an architecture; a specific school... |
| 3 | Swedish | ur | out of, from; a watch, usually mechanical |
| 4 | German | uhr | — |
| 5 | Middle High German | ūre | — |
| 6 | Old French | ore | now; hour; time, period of the day |
| 7 | Latin | hōra | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ὥρα | any defined period of time; season; climate |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | *worā | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |