Where does “investointipankki” come from?
investointipankki (Finnish) comes from Finnish investointi, from Finnish investoida, from Latin investio, from Latin vestiō, from Latin vestis, from Latin līnea, from Latin līnum, from Proto-Italic līnom — flax.
investointipankki (Finnish): investment bank
Definitions
- investment bank
Ancestry of “investointipankki”, step by step
investointipankki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish investointi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | investointi | an investment |
| 2 | Finnish | investoida | to invest |
| 3 | Latin | investio | to clothe in; to cover |
| 4 | Latin | vestiō | to clothe, dress |
| 5 | Latin | vestis | garment, gown, robe, vestment, clothing, vesture;... |
| 6 | Latin | līnea | A linen thread |
| 7 | Latin | līnum | flax |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | līnom | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | līnom | flax |
via Finnish pankki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pankki | bank |
| 2 | Swedish | bänk | bench, a long sofa without bolster; bench; where... |
| 3 | Dutch | bank | bench; couch, sofa; place where seashells are... |
| 4 | Italian | banco | desk; counter; bench, table |
| 5 | Old High German | bank | bench |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | banki | bench |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | bankiz | a raised surface; bulge; hillock; slope; bench |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeg- | to break |