Where does “fileepihvi” come from?
fileepihvi (Finnish) comes from Finnish pihvi, from Swedish biff, from English beef, from Middle English bef, from Old French buef, from Latin bōs, from Ancient Greek βοῦς, from Latin corvus — army.
fileepihvi (Finnish): breast steak, (breast) fillet steak of poultry, e.g. chicken
Definitions
- breast steak, (breast) fillet steak of poultry, e.g. chicken
Ancestry of “fileepihvi”, step by step
fileepihvi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pihvi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pihvi | steak; patty |
| 2 | Swedish | biff | a steak, a beefsteak |
| 3 | English | beef | The meat from a cow, bull, or other bovine; A... |
| 4 | Middle English | bef | beef; cow flesh or meat; A bovine or its carcass |
| 5 | Old French | buef | cow |
| 6 | Latin | bōs | head of cattle (cow, bull, steer, or ox) |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | βοῦς | cow, ox, cattle; shield: ὃτι ἐκ βοείων ἐστι... |
| 8 | Latin | corvus | A raven; a bird associated with prophecy and... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | korwos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorh₂wós | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |
via Finnish filee
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | filee | fillet; tenderloin or sirloin |
| 2 | French | filet | trickle, drizzle (of liquid etc.), wisp (of smoke) |
| 3 | Middle French | filet | — |
| 4 | Old French | filet | strip, thread, ligament or filament |
| 5 | Old French | fil | son; thread |
| 6 | Latin | fīlius | a son |
| 7 | Old Latin | fīlios | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁y-li-os | sucker |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁(y)- | to suckle, nurse |