Where does “hiilikopio” come from?

hiilikopio (Finnish) comes from Finnish kopio, from Medieval Latin copia, from Latin cōpia, from Latin coopia, from Latin co-, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

hiilikopio (Finnish): carbon copy

Definitions

  1. carbon copy

Ancestry of “hiilikopio”, step by step

hiilikopio traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kopio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkopiocopy; carbon copy
2Medieval Latincopiareproduction, transcript; copy; supply
3Latincōpiasupply, abundance, copiousness, wealth, riches
4Latincoopia
5Latinco-allomorph of con-
6Latincōn-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects
7Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
8Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
9Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
12Middle Englishkyt
13Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
14Old High Germankuti
15Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
16Proto-Germanickweduzresin
17Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
18Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

via Finnish hiili

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhiilicoal; charcoal; carbon
2Proto-Finnichiilicharcoal; ember
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū-