Where does “itsemurhaturisti” come from?
itsemurhaturisti (Finnish) comes from Finnish itsemurha, from Swedish självmord, from German Selbstmord, from German mord, from Middle High German mort, from Old High German mord, from Old English morþ, from Old Norse morð — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.
itsemurhaturisti (Finnish): suicide tourist
Definitions
- suicide tourist
Ancestry of “itsemurhaturisti”, step by step
itsemurhaturisti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish itsemurha
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | itsemurha | suicide |
| 2 | Swedish | självmord | suicide |
| 3 | German | Selbstmord | suicide |
| 4 | German | mord | murder |
| 5 | Middle High German | mort | — |
| 6 | Old High German | mord | murder |
| 7 | Old English | morþ | death, crime; murder |
| 8 | Old Norse | morð | murder |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | murþą | death; killing, murder |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | mr̥tós | dead; mortal |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |
via Finnish turisti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | turisti | tourist |
| 2 | English | tourist | Someone who travels for pleasure rather than for... |
| 3 | English | tour | A journey through a particular building, estate,... |
| 4 | Old French | tour | tower |
| 5 | Old French | torner | to turn; to return; to go back |
| 6 | Latin | tornō | to turn |
| 7 | Latin | tornus | A turner's wheel, lathe; A potter's wheel |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | τόρνος | A tool similar to a pair of compasses used to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | torh₂no- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |