Where does “filibusteri” come from?
filibusteri (Finnish) comes from English filibuster, from Spanish filibustero, from French flibustier, from Dutch vrijbuiter, from Dutch -er, from Old Dutch -āri, from Proto-Germanic -ārijaz, from Latin -ārius — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).
filibusteri (Finnish): filibuster delaying tactic, especially the use of long speeches to delay decision making
Definitions
- filibuster delaying tactic, especially the use of long speeches to delay decision making
Ancestry of “filibusteri”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | filibuster | A mercenary soldier; a freebooter;... |
| 2 | Spanish | filibustero | pirate, plunderer, freebooter |
| 3 | French | flibustier | A filibuster, a pirate |
| 4 | Dutch | vrijbuiter | A freebooter, particularly a pirate |
| 5 | Dutch | -er | Forms agent nouns from verbs; Forms nouns for a... |
| 6 | Old Dutch | -āri | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -ārijaz | -er |
| 8 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |