Where does “ikuisuusprojekti” come from?
ikuisuusprojekti (Finnish) comes from Finnish projekti, from English megaproject, from English project, from Latin prōiectus, from Latin proicio, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro- — passed , crossed.
ikuisuusprojekti (Finnish): a project that has no end, seems to have no end or has turned out to be considerably longer than expected
Definitions
- a project that has no end, seems to have no end or has turned out to be considerably longer than expected
Ancestry of “ikuisuusprojekti”, step by step
ikuisuusprojekti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish projekti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | projekti | project |
| 2 | English | megaproject | A very large public investment project,... |
| 3 | English | project | A planned endeavor, usually with a specific goal... |
| 4 | Latin | prōiectus | discharged, scattered |
| 5 | Latin | proicio | I throw, thrust, drive, fling or hurl forth,... |
| 6 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Finnish ikuisuus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ikuisuus | The eternity, as a non-religious concept |
| 2 | Finnish | ikuinen | everlasting, eternal; never-ending, perpetual |
| 3 | Finnish | iku- | Synonym of iki- |
| 4 | Proto-Nguni | kú- | Second-person singular object concord; Class 15... |
| 5 | Proto-Bantu | kʊ̀- | 2nd person singular object concord; Class 15 noun... |