Where does “celsiusaste” come from?

celsiusaste (Finnish) comes from Finnish aste, from Finnish astua, from Proto-Finnic astudak — to step, to take steps.

celsiusaste (Finnish): degree Celsius

Definitions

  1. degree Celsius

Ancestry of “celsiusaste”, step by step

celsiusaste traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish aste

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishastegrade; degree; degree, degree Celsius
2Finnishastuato step (on), tread (on), pace, stride
3Proto-Finnicastudakto step, to take steps

via Finnish Celsius

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishCelsiusThe letter "C" in the Finnish "tavausaakkoset", a...
2SwedishCelsius—
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