Where does “ekokäytävä” come from?
ekokäytävä (Finnish) comes from Finnish eko, from Finnish ekonomaiseri, from English economizer, from English economize, from English -ize, from Middle English -isen, from Middle French -iser, from Latin -izō — he, she.
ekokäytävä (Finnish): ecological corridor, eco-corridor
Definitions
- ecological corridor, eco-corridor
Ancestry of “ekokäytävä”, step by step
ekokäytävä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish eko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | eko | economizer |
| 2 | Finnish | ekonomaiseri | economizer |
| 3 | English | economizer | A person who avoids waste; A heat exchange device... |
| 4 | English | economize | To practice being economical; To use frugally |
| 5 | English | -ize | Used to form verbs from nouns or adjectives |
| 6 | Middle English | -isen | -ise, -ize |
| 7 | Middle French | -iser | -ize |
| 8 | Latin | -izō | Used to form similative verbs from nouns and adjectives |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -ίζω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | -íďďō | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -idyéti | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 14 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Finnish käytävä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | käytävä | A corridor; An aisle; Present passive participle... |
| 2 | Finnish | käydä | to visit, go to (and return), attend (a place) |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | käüdäk | to walk, to go |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | käwe- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *skēwijaną | to go |