Where does “bruttovetoisuus” come from?
bruttovetoisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish vetoisuus, from Finnish vetoinen, from Finnish veto, from Latin veto, from Latin voto, from Proto-Italic wetā(je)-, from Proto-Indo-European weth₂- — to say.
bruttovetoisuus (Finnish): gross tonnage
Definitions
- gross tonnage
Ancestry of “bruttovetoisuus”, step by step
bruttovetoisuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish vetoisuus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vetoisuus | tonnage; capacity; draft, draught |
| 2 | Finnish | vetoinen | drafty, draughty, drawn; -drive, -driven; having... |
| 3 | Finnish | veto | pull; draught/draft of air; stroke of hand, oar... |
| 4 | Latin | veto | I forbid, oppose, veto; I forbid it! I protest! |
| 5 | Latin | voto | dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | wetā(je)- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | weth₂- | to say |