Where does “formulakilpailu” come from?

formulakilpailu (Finnish) comes from Finnish formula, from English formula, from Latin formula, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

formulakilpailu (Finnish): formula race

Definitions

  1. formula race

Ancestry of “formulakilpailu”, step by step

formulakilpailu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish formula

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishformulaa Formula One racing car
2EnglishformulaAny mathematical rule expressed symbolically; A...
3Latinformulashape, outline; form; beauty; pattern, mould;...
4Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
5Proto-Italic-olos
6Proto-Italic-elosForms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns
7Proto-Indo-European-e-lós
8Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

via Finnish kilpailu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkilpailucontest, competition, race; competition; rivalry
2Finnish-uForms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and...
3Proto-Finnic-uForms nouns from adjectives, nouns
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lósEvery word from Latin -ulusEvery word from Latin formula