Where does “diligenssi” come from?
diligenssi (Finnish) comes from Swedish diligens, from French diligence, from Latin diligentia, from Latin dīligēns, from Latin dīligō, from Latin legō, from Latin lēx, from Proto-Italic lēg- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
diligenssi (Finnish): A stage-coach, stagecoach
Definitions
- A stage-coach, stagecoach
Ancestry of “diligenssi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | diligens | stagecoach |
| 2 | French | diligence | diligence, conscientiousness; haste; stage-coach,... |
| 3 | Latin | diligentia | nominative neuter plural of dīligēns; accusative... |
| 4 | Latin | dīligēns | diligent, careful, attentive |
| 5 | Latin | dīligō | to esteem, prize, love, have regard, to delight in (something) |
| 6 | Latin | legō | to collect, gather, bring together, catch |
| 7 | Latin | lēx | a proposition or motion for a law made to the people by a magistrate, a bill |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | lēg- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ-s | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |