Where does “gladiaattoritaistelu” come from?

gladiaattoritaistelu (Finnish) comes from Finnish gladiaattori, from Latin gladiātor, from Latin gladio, from Latin gladius, from Gaulish kladyos, from Proto-Celtic kladiwos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₂- — to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab.

gladiaattoritaistelu (Finnish): gladiator fight

Definitions

  1. gladiator fight

Ancestry of “gladiaattoritaistelu”, step by step

gladiaattoritaistelu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish gladiaattori

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishgladiaattorigladiator
2Latingladiātorgladiator, swordsman
3Latingladiodative singular of gladius; ablative singular of...
4Latingladiussword; murder, death; a gladiatorial contest
5Gaulishkladyossword
6Proto-Celtickladiwossword
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₂-to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab

via Finnish taistelu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtaistelufight; struggle; battle
2Finnish-uForms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and...
3Proto-Finnic-uForms nouns from adjectives, nouns
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic kladiwos →Every word from Gaulish kladyos →