Where does “jokeriventtiili” come from?
jokeriventtiili (Finnish) comes from Finnish jokeri, from Swedish joker, from English joker, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō — he, she.
jokeriventtiili (Finnish): joker valve in a manually pumped toilet, such as used e.g. in boats and campers, a rubber part placed into the exit pipe that prevents backflow from the septic tank while allowing the content of the bowl to flow into the tank
Definitions
- joker valve in a manually pumped toilet, such as used e.g. in boats and campers, a rubber part placed into the exit pipe that prevents backflow from the septic tank while allowing the content of the bowl to flow into the tank
Ancestry of “jokeriventtiili”, step by step
jokeriventtiili traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish jokeri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | jokeri | joker |
| 2 | Swedish | joker | joker |
| 3 | English | joker | A person who makes jokes; A funny person; A... |
| 4 | English | -er | A person or thing that does an action indicated... |
| 5 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 6 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 7 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 12 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Finnish venttiili
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | venttiili | valve |
| 2 | Swedish | ventil | valve; air inlet or outlet; porthole, a round... |
| 3 | German | Ventil | valve |
| 4 | Latin | ventilō | to toss, swing, brandish in the air |
| 5 | Latin | ventus | a wind; arrival |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | wentos | wind |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wéh₁n̥ts | blowing; that which blows; the wind, air |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wḗh₁ti | to blow |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weh₁- | to blow |