Where does “hygieniapassi” come from?

hygieniapassi (Finnish) comes from Finnish pässi, from Swedish pass, from German Paß, from French passeport, from French port, from French porter, from English porter, from Middle English porter — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.

hygieniapassi (Finnish): hygiene card, hygiene passport a certificate given to a person that proves their knowledge of basic food hygiene; required to work in some jobs

Definitions

  1. hygiene card, hygiene passport a certificate given to a person that proves their knowledge of basic food hygiene; required to work in some jobs

Ancestry of “hygieniapassi”, step by step

hygieniapassi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pässi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishpässiA ram; A stubborn person
2Swedishpasspassport; place which you pass or is passing;...
3GermanPaßpass, mountain pass
4Frenchpasseportpassport
5Frenchportport, harbour; port, harbour city; refuge
6Frenchporterto carry; to support, to bear; to wear
7EnglishporterA person who carries luggage and related objects;...
8Middle Englishportergatekeeper, doorkeeper
9Old Frenchportourcarrier; bearer
10Old Frenchporterto carry; to carry a child
11Old French-mentUsed to form adverbs, most of the time equivalent...
12Latin-mentuminstrument, medium, or result of; e.g....
13Latin-mentanominative plural of -mentum; accusative plural...
14Proto-Indo-European-mn̥Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs

via Finnish hygienia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhygieniahygiene
2Ancient Greekὑγιεινή
3Ancient Greekὑγιεινόςof health, good for the health, wholesome, sound,...
4Ancient Greek-εινόςUsually added to neuter nouns in -ος to form an...
5Proto-Hellenic-ehnos
6Proto-Indo-European-es-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥Every word from Latin -mentumEvery word from Old French -ment
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