Where does “kaakelointi” come from?
kaakelointi (Finnish) comes from Finnish kaakeloida, from Finnish kaakeli, from Swedish kakel, from German kachel, from Middle High German kachel, from Old High German chachala, from Vulgar Latin cacculus, from Latin caccabus — a pot or a pan.
kaakelointi (Finnish): tiling
Definitions
- tiling
Ancestry of “kaakelointi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kaakeloida | To tile |
| 2 | Finnish | kaakeli | ceramic tile |
| 3 | Swedish | kakel | tile |
| 4 | German | kachel | inflection of kacheln: ## first-person singular... |
| 5 | Middle High German | kachel | — |
| 6 | Old High German | chachala | — |
| 7 | Vulgar Latin | cacculus | — |
| 8 | Latin | caccabus | Alternative form of cācabus; cooking pot; pot |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | κάκκαβος | a pot or a pan |