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Where does “boforiasteikko” come from?

boforiasteikko (Finnish) comes from Finnish bofori, from English Beaufort, from French beau, from Middle French beau, from Old French beau, from Latin bellus, from Latin villus, from Latin vellus — to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool.

boforiasteikko (Finnish): The Beaufort scale

Definitions

  1. The Beaufort scale

Ancestry of “boforiasteikko”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishboforiA unit of the Beaufort scale
2EnglishBeaufortA type of French cheese originally from...
3Frenchbeauhandsome, fine, attractive; nice; fair
4Middle Frenchbeaubeautiful; handsome; attractive
5Old FrenchbeauAlternative form of biau; fair
6Latinbellusbeautiful, pretty, handsome; pleasant, agreeable,...
7Latinvillushair, tuft of hair, shaggy hair
8LatinvellusThe wool shorn from a sheep; fleece; wool; The...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂welh₁-to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool
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