Where does “diplomikauppias” come from?

diplomikauppias (Finnish) comes from Finnish diplomi, from Finnish ekonomi, from Finnish eko, from Finnish ekonomaiseri, from English economizer, from English economize, from English -ize, from Middle English -isen — he, she.

diplomikauppias (Finnish): An honorary title granted by the K-kauppiasliitto...

Definitions

  1. An honorary title granted by the K-kauppiasliitto...

Ancestry of “diplomikauppias”, step by step

diplomikauppias traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish diplomi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishdiplomidiploma
2FinnishekonomiThe Finnish title and/or job title used of...
3Finnishekoeconomizer
4Finnishekonomaiserieconomizer
5EnglisheconomizerA person who avoids waste; A heat exchange device...
6EnglisheconomizeTo practice being economical; To use frugally
7English-izeUsed to form verbs from nouns or adjectives
8Middle English-isen-ise, -ize
9Middle French-iser-ize
10Latin-izōUsed to form similative verbs from nouns and adjectives
11Ancient Greek-ίζωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
12Proto-Hellenic-íďďō
13Proto-Indo-European-idyéti
14Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
15Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
16Chichewaiyehe, she

via Finnish kauppias

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkauppiastrader; shop owner, merchant
2Finnishkauppacommerce, business, trade; traffic; buying and...
3Proto-Germanickaupazpurchase
4LatincaupoTradesman; Innkeeper, shopkeeper
5Proto-Indo-Europeankaup-
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from English -izeEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti