Where does “fossiilitalous” come from?
fossiilitalous (Finnish) comes from Finnish talous, from Finnish talo, from Ludian taloi, from Proto-Finnic talo, from Proto-Baltic talˀa-.
fossiilitalous (Finnish): fossil economy, fossil fuel economy
Definitions
- fossil economy, fossil fuel economy
Ancestry of “fossiilitalous”, step by step
fossiilitalous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish talous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | talous | economy; finance; a system that maintains... |
| 2 | Finnish | talo | house; building; farm, homestead |
| 3 | Ludian | taloi | farm; house |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | talo | farm, farmstead |
| 5 | Proto-Baltic | talˀa- | — |
via Finnish fossiili
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | fossiili | fossil |
| 2 | Latin | fossilis | Retrieved from the earth, dug out, dug up,... |
| 3 | Latin | fossa | ditch, trench, moat; gutter, waterway; grave |
| 4 | Latin | fodiō | to dig, dig up, dig out; to bury; to dig or clear out the earth from a place; to mine, quarry |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰod- | to pierce, dig |