Where does “indeksitapaus” come from?

indeksitapaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish indeksi, from Latin index, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

indeksitapaus (Finnish): index case first documented patient in a disease epidemic

Definitions

  1. index case first documented patient in a disease epidemic

Ancestry of “indeksitapaus”, step by step

indeksitapaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish indeksi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishindeksiindex
2LatinindexA pointer, indicator; The index finger,...
3Latindīcōto say, talk, speak, utter, mention
4Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
5Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
6Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
7Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
8Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
9Latincalceusshoe
10Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
11Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via Finnish tapaus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtapausevent, incident, occurrence, occasion; case,...
2Finnishtavatato meet; to meet up; to find, to catch
3Swedishstavato spell; to write the individual letters of a...
4Swedishstava staff, a rod; a letter
5Old Swedishstaverstaff, cane
6Old Norsestafrstaff
7Proto-Norseᛋᛏᚼᛒᚼ
8Proto-Germanicstabazstaff, stick
9Proto-Indo-Europeanstebʰ-to stand still; to harden
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-