Where does “hiihtopartio” come from?

hiihtopartio (Finnish) comes from Finnish partio, from Swedish parti, from Old Swedish parti, from French partie, from French partir, from Middle French partir, from Old French partir, from Latin partiō — passed , crossed.

hiihtopartio (Finnish): ski patrol

Definitions

  1. ski patrol

Ancestry of “hiihtopartio”, step by step

hiihtopartio traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish partio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpartiopatrol; scouting; fireteam
2Swedishpartiparty; a side in an argument; a game of e.g....
3Old Swedishparti
4Frenchpartiepart; party; game, play
5Frenchpartirto share, to share out, to divide; to go away,...
6Middle Frenchpartirto leave; to divide up
7Old Frenchpartirto leave; to divide up
8Latinpartiōto share, part, apportion; divide, distribute
9Latinparspart, side, piece, share; some; faction
10Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Finnish hiihto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhiihtoskiing; "In plural," skiing games
2FinnishhiihtääTo ski
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós