Where does “käsinlatoja” come from?
käsinlatoja (Finnish) comes from Finnish latoja, from Finnish latoa, from Proto-Germanic hlaþaną, from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European kelh₂- — to beat; to break.
käsinlatoja (Finnish): one who typesets or composes by hand
Definitions
- one who typesets or composes by hand
Ancestry of “käsinlatoja”, step by step
käsinlatoja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish latoja
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | latoja | A typesetter, typo, compositor |
| 2 | Finnish | latoa | To stack, pile up, line up; To typeset, compose;... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hlaþaną | to load |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kleh₂- | to put; to lay out |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kelh₂- | to beat; to break |
via Finnish käsin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | käsin | Instructive plural form of käsi, translated... |