Where does “entäpäs” come from?
entäpäs (Finnish) comes from Finnish pas, from Finnish passata, from Swedish passa, from German passen, from German Paß, from French passeport, from French port, from French porter — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.
entäpäs (Finnish): more emphatic
Definitions
- more emphatic
Ancestry of “entäpäs”, step by step
entäpäs traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pas | I pass! |
| 2 | Finnish | passata | to fit in; to suit; to serve |
| 3 | Swedish | passa | fit, suit; be suitable; fit; be of the right size... |
| 4 | German | passen | to fit; to suit, to be suitable; to go with |
| 5 | German | Paß | pass, mountain pass |
| 6 | French | passeport | passport |
| 7 | French | port | port, harbour; port, harbour city; refuge |
| 8 | French | porter | to carry; to support, to bear; to wear |
| 9 | English | porter | A person who carries luggage and related objects;... |
| 10 | Middle English | porter | gatekeeper, doorkeeper |
| 11 | Old French | portour | carrier; bearer |
| 12 | Old French | porter | to carry; to carry a child |
| 13 | Old French | -ment | Used to form adverbs, most of the time equivalent... |
| 14 | Latin | -mentum | instrument, medium, or result of; e.g.... |
| 15 | Latin | -menta | nominative plural of -mentum; accusative plural... |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |
via Finnish entä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | entä | what about?; what? |
| 2 | Middle Low German | ende | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | endi | and; end, limit, border |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | andī | end |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | andijaz | end |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂entíos | front; forehead |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |