Where does “diskurssipartikkeli” come from?
diskurssipartikkeli (Finnish) comes from Finnish diskurssi, from Latin discursus, from Latin discurrō, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
diskurssipartikkeli (Finnish): discourse particle
Definitions
- discourse particle
Ancestry of “diskurssipartikkeli”, step by step
diskurssipartikkeli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish diskurssi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | diskurssi | discourse |
| 2 | Latin | discursus | running about |
| 3 | Latin | discurrō | to run about, in different directions, or to and fro; to roam, wander |
| 4 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 5 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 6 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via Finnish partikkeli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | partikkeli | particle |
| 2 | Latin | particula | small part, particle |
| 3 | Latin | pars | part, side, piece, share; some; faction |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |