Where does “betonipylväs” come from?
betonipylväs (Finnish) comes from Finnish betoni, from French béton, from Latin bitūmen, from Latin -men, from Proto-Italic *-mn̥.
betonipylväs (Finnish): concrete bollard
Definitions
- concrete bollard
Ancestry of “betonipylväs”, step by step
betonipylväs traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish betoni
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | betoni | concrete |
| 2 | French | béton | concrete; to drop |
| 3 | Latin | bitūmen | mineral pitch, bitumen |
| 4 | Latin | -men | forms neuter nouns of the third declension |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *-mn̥ | — |
via Finnish pylväs
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pylväs | column; a free-standing column or pillar; bar |