Where does “hopeamitalinainen” come from?

hopeamitalinainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish hopeamitali, from Finnish mitali, from Swedish medalj, from French médaille, from Italian medaglia, from Medieval Latin medalia, from Latin medialia, from Latin medialis — to put, to place; to locate.

hopeamitalinainen (Finnish): female silver medalist

Definitions

  1. female silver medalist

Ancestry of “hopeamitalinainen”, step by step

hopeamitalinainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hopeamitali

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhopeamitalisilver medal
2Finnishmitalimedal
3Swedishmedalja medal
4Frenchmédaillemedal
5Italianmedagliamedal; third-person singular present indicative...
6Medieval Latinmedaliahalf a denarius
7Latinmedialianominative neuter plural of mediālis; accusative...
8Latinmedialismedial; of or belonging to the middle
9Latinmediusmiddle; half; moderate
10Latinlocusplace, spot; a passage of literature; "in the...
11Old Latinstlocus
12Proto-Italicstlokos
13Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate

via Finnish nainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnainenwoman; lady; first-person singular potential...
2Proto-Finnicnainenwoman; wife
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stel-Every word from Proto-Italic stlokosEvery word from Old Latin stlocus