Where does “etappiajo” come from?
etappiajo (Finnish) comes from Finnish etappi, from Swedish etapp, from French étape, from Middle French estappe, from Old French estaple, from Dutch stapel, from Middle Dutch stapel, from Old Dutch stapal — to stand still.
etappiajo (Finnish): stage race
Definitions
- stage race
Ancestry of “etappiajo”, step by step
etappiajo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish etappi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | etappi | leg, stage |
| 2 | Swedish | etapp | a piece of road, a phase of a project, a leg of a... |
| 3 | French | étape | stage, stop; leg; step, stage |
| 4 | Middle French | estappe | — |
| 5 | Old French | estaple | marketplace |
| 6 | Dutch | stapel | pile; basis, foundation, pedestal; stockpile,... |
| 7 | Middle Dutch | stapel | pillar; foundation; market; warehouse; market |
| 8 | Old Dutch | stapal | — |
| 9 | Old Swedish | stapul | — |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | stapulaz | pillar, post; basis, foundation |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | stebʰ‑ | to stand still |
via Finnish ajo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ajo | driving; riding; chase |
| 2 | Finnish | ajaa | to drive, ride, travel in a vehicle, transport in... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | ajadak | to go in a vehicle, to drive |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | aja- | to drive; to hunt, chase |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Háȷ́ati | to drive, lead |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |