Where does “juustomeijeri” come from?
juustomeijeri (Finnish) comes from Finnish meijeri, from Swedish mejeri, from German Meierei, from German -ei, from Middle High German -īe, from Old French -ie, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
Ancestry of “juustomeijeri”, step by step
juustomeijeri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish meijeri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | meijeri | dairy, milk processing plant |
| 2 | Swedish | mejeri | a dairy (processing milk into products such as butter and cheese) |
| 3 | German | Meierei | dairy; feudal manor |
| 4 | German | -ei | Forming names of sites or buildings where a... |
| 5 | Middle High German | -īe | — |
| 6 | Old French | -ie | indicates a feminine noun, often an abstract one |
| 7 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 8 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |