Where does “elatusmalja” come from?
elatusmalja (Finnish) comes from Finnish Malja, from Latin crātēr, from Ancient Greek κρατήρ, from Ancient Greek κράμα, from Ancient Greek κεράννυμι, from Proto-Hellenic kírnāmi, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.
elatusmalja (Finnish): Petri dish
Definitions
- Petri dish
Ancestry of “elatusmalja”, step by step
elatusmalja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish Malja
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Malja | Crater constellation |
| 2 | Latin | crātēr | A basin or bowl for water or for mixing |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κρατήρ | mixing bowl for wine; messenger who bears an ode;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κράμα | mixture |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κεράννυμι | I mix, mingle, blend; I temper, cool by mixing; I... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | kírnāmi | to mix |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱerh₂- | head, top; horn |
via Finnish elatus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | elatus | sustenance, alimony |
| 2 | Finnish | elättää | to maintain; to support (living of), provide for; feed, provide food (and other necessities of life) for |
| 3 | Finnish | -ttaa | Forms causative verbs. May be applied to verbs... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -ttadak | Creates causative verbs from regular verbs,... |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -kta- | — |