Where does “kaatosade” come from?
kaatosade (Finnish) comes from Finnish sade, from Proto-Finnic sadek, from Polish -ek, from Polish -ny, from Latin temporālis, from Latin tempus, from Proto-Indo-European tempos, from Proto-Indo-European temp- — to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to...
kaatosade (Finnish): torrent, torrential rain
Ancestry of “kaatosade”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | sade | precipitation; rain |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | sadek | precipitation |
| 3 | Polish | -ek | masculine diminutive noun suffix |
| 4 | Polish | -ny | Forms masculine adjectives |
| 5 | Latin | temporālis | — |
| 6 | Latin | tempus | time, period, age; season; kairos, right time,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | tempos | stretch |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | temp- | to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to... |