Where does “energiamittari” come from?
energiamittari (Finnish) comes from Finnish energia, from Latin energīa, from Ancient Greek ἐνέργεια, from Ancient Greek ἐνεργής, from Ancient Greek ἐνεργός, from Ancient Greek ἐν-, from Ancient Greek ἐν, from Ancient Greek δέρμα — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
energiamittari (Finnish): energy meter
Definitions
- energy meter
Ancestry of “energiamittari”, step by step
energiamittari traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish energia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | energia | energy |
| 2 | Latin | energīa | energy |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἐνέργεια | activity, operation, vigour; workmanship;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἐνεργής | active, effective |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἐνεργός | at work, active |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἐν- | in, within; on |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἐν | in, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | δέρμα | skin, hide |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | γλυφή | carving, carved work; hole cut |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |
via Finnish mittari
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | mittari | meter, gauge, indicator, instrument; geometrid... |
| 2 | Finnish | mitata | to measure (off/out), gauge |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | mēten | to measure |
| 4 | Old Dutch | metan | to measure |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *metan | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | metaną | to measure |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mēd- | to measure |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | med- | to measure; to give advice; healing |