Where does “fosforilannoite” come from?
fosforilannoite (Finnish) comes from Finnish lannoite, from Finnish lannoittaa, from Finnish lanta, from Esperanto lante, from Esperanto lanta, from Ido lenta, from French lent, from Italian lento — ing, -ure, -work.
fosforilannoite (Finnish): phosphorus fertilizer
Definitions
- phosphorus fertilizer
Ancestry of “fosforilannoite”, step by step
fosforilannoite traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish lannoite
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lannoite | fertiliser/fertilizer |
| 2 | Finnish | lannoittaa | To fertilize; To manure, dung |
| 3 | Finnish | lanta | Animal feces used as fertilizer; manure, dung;... |
| 4 | Esperanto | lante | slowly |
| 5 | Esperanto | lanta | slow |
| 6 | Ido | lenta | slow |
| 7 | French | lent | slow |
| 8 | Italian | lento | slow |
| 9 | Spanish | lento | slow |
| 10 | Galician | -ura | -ness |
| 11 | Latin | -ura | Suffix forming abstract nouns from adjectives |
| 12 | Latin | -tūra | ing, -ure, -work |
via Finnish fosfori
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | fosfori | phosphorus |
| 2 | German | phosphor | phosphorus |
| 3 | Latin | phōsphorus | phosphorus |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Φωσφόρος | the bearer of light |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -φόρος | -bearing, -carrying; carrying, bearing; bringing |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | φέρω | I bring, bear, carry |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | pʰérō | to bear |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéreti | to be carrying |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |