Where does “epälojaalinen” come from?
epälojaalinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish lojaalinen, from Finnish lojaali, from Swedish lojal, from French loyal, from Old French loial, from Old French leial, from Latin lēgālis, from Latin lēx — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
Ancestry of “epälojaalinen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lojaalinen | loyal |
| 2 | Finnish | lojaali | loyal |
| 3 | Swedish | lojal | — |
| 4 | French | loyal | loyal, faithful |
| 5 | Old French | loial | loyal |
| 6 | Old French | leial | Alternative form of loial |
| 7 | Latin | lēgālis | legal |
| 8 | Latin | lēx | a proposition or motion for a law made to the people by a magistrate, a bill |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | lēg- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ-s | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |