Where does “gravitaatiovakio” come from?

gravitaatiovakio (Finnish) comes from Finnish gravitaatio, from New Latin gravitatio, from Latin gravis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European -us — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.

gravitaatiovakio (Finnish): gravitational constant

Definitions

  1. gravitational constant

Ancestry of “gravitaatiovakio”, step by step

gravitaatiovakio traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish gravitaatio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishgravitaatiogravity
2New Latingravitatiogravitation
3Latingravisheavy; troublesome, hard; grave, serious
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷréh₂usheavy
5Proto-Indo-European-usForms adjectives from Caland system roots

via Finnish vakio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvakioconstant
2Finnishväkäbarb; fluke
3Proto-Finnicvakacalm; steady, stable
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -us →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us →Every word from Latin gravis →