Where does “helläluontoinen” come from?
helläluontoinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish Hellä, from Swedish håll, from Swedish plats, from Old Swedish platz, from Old Norse plaz, from Middle Low German platse, from Latin platēa, from Ancient Greek πλατεῖα — flat.
helläluontoinen (Finnish): gentle, tender; of a gentle or tender character
Definitions
- gentle, tender; of a gentle or tender character
Ancestry of “helläluontoinen”, step by step
helläluontoinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish Hellä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Hellä | — |
| 2 | Swedish | håll | a stop, a station; a direction; a range, a... |
| 3 | Swedish | plats | place; any geographical position a little larger... |
| 4 | Old Swedish | platz | — |
| 5 | Old Norse | plaz | — |
| 6 | Middle Low German | platse | — |
| 7 | Latin | platēa | broad way, street |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πλατεῖα | feminine nominative singular of πλατύς; feminine... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | πλατύς | wide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pléth₂us | flat, broad |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pleth₂- | flat |
via Finnish luontoinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | luontoinen | Having a specified type of nature (natural environment) usually translated as with... nature, not necessarily as an adjective |
| 2 | Finnish | luonto | nature, environment; characteristics of a person |
| 3 | Finnish | luoda | to create; to shovel; to shed |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | löödäk | to hit, to strike; to beat |
| 5 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | lewe- | to throw, shoot |