Where does “datasiirtolaite” come from?

datasiirtolaite (Finnish) comes from Finnish data, from Latin data, from Latin datum, from Latin datus, from Latin dāre, from Proto-Italic didō, from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃ti, from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- — to give.

datasiirtolaite (Finnish): data transfer device, data transmission device

Definitions

  1. data transfer device, data transmission device

Ancestry of “datasiirtolaite”, step by step

datasiirtolaite traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish data

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishdatadata
2Latindatanominative feminine singular of datus; nominative...
3Latindatumgift, present; accusative supine of dō;...
4Latindatusgiven; offered; yielded
5Latindāre—
6Proto-Italicdidōgive
7Proto-Indo-Europeandédeh₃tito be giving
8Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give

via Finnish laite

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaiteapparatus, device; ride
2Finnishlaittaato put, set, place; to prepare food; To criticize
3Proto-Finniclaittadakto put down
4Proto-Germaniclagjanąto lay, to place in a resting position
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie

via Finnish siirto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsiirtomove, shift, transport; transfer
2Finnishsiirtääto move, transfer; to transfer; to reschedule,...
3Proto-Finnicsiirtädäkto move, to transfer
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃ti →Every word from Proto-Italic didō →