Where does “elinkustannusindeksi” come from?
elinkustannusindeksi (Finnish) comes from Finnish indeksi, from Latin index, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
elinkustannusindeksi (Finnish): cost-of-living index
Definitions
- cost-of-living index
Ancestry of “elinkustannusindeksi”, step by step
elinkustannusindeksi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish indeksi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | indeksi | index |
| 2 | Latin | index | A pointer, indicator; The index finger,... |
| 3 | Latin | dīcō | to say, talk, speak, utter, mention |
| 4 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 5 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 6 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 7 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via Finnish elinkustannus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | elinkustannus | cost of living |
| 2 | Finnish | kustannus | expense, cost; publishing |
| 3 | Finnish | kustantaa | to publish; to sponsor, finance; to cover the... |
| 4 | Swedish | kosta | to cost |
| 5 | Old Norse | kosta | to try; to exert oneself, strive; to injure, hurt |
| 6 | Old Norse | naðr | snake |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | nadrǭ | adder; snake in general |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₁treh₂ | — |