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
- The Beaufort scale
Ancestry of “boforiasteikko”, step by step
boforiasteikko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish bofori
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | bofori | A unit of the Beaufort scale |
| 2 | English | Beaufort | A type of French cheese originally from... |
| 3 | French | beau | handsome, fine, attractive; nice; fair |
| 4 | Middle French | beau | beautiful; handsome; attractive |
| 5 | Old French | beau | Alternative form of biau; fair |
| 6 | Latin | bellus | beautiful, pretty, handsome; pleasant, agreeable,... |
| 7 | Latin | villus | hair, tuft of hair, shaggy hair |
| 8 | Latin | vellus | The wool shorn from a sheep; fleece; wool; The... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂welh₁- | to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool |