Where does “holvikivi” come from?

holvikivi (Finnish) comes from Finnish kivi, from Latin -la — nominative feminine singular of -lus; nominative...

holvikivi (Finnish): voussoir

Definitions

  1. voussoir

Ancestry of “holvikivi”, step by step

holvikivi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kivi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkivistone; a piece of stone which is larger than a...
2Latin-lanominative feminine singular of -lus; nominative...

via Finnish holvi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishholvivault; fornix
2SwedishhvalfObsolete spelling of valv; vault
Every word from Latin -la →Every word from Finnish kivi →