Where does “kabinettikaappi” come from?
kabinettikaappi (Finnish) comes from Finnish kabinetti, from Swedish kabinett, from French cabinet, from French -et, from Middle French -et, from Old French -et, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.
kabinettikaappi (Finnish): cabinet
Definitions
- cabinet
Ancestry of “kabinettikaappi”, step by step
kabinettikaappi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kabinetti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kabinetti | snug small, comfortable back room in a pub |
| 2 | Swedish | kabinett | a cabinet, a storage closet; a cabinet, a small... |
| 3 | French | cabinet | a study; an office, a surgery; a cabinet |
| 4 | French | -et | suffix indicating diminution or affection |
| 5 | Middle French | -et | Used to form a diminutive, masculine noun |
| 6 | Old French | -et | Used to form a diminutive, masculine noun;... |
| 7 | Latin | -ātus | ed |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -ātos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂tos | Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality |
via Finnish kaappi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kaappi | cabinet; closet; locker |
| 2 | Old Swedish | skap | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | schap | cupboard, cabinet, coffer |
| 4 | Old Saxon | skāp | sheep |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | skāp | sheep |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skapą | shape |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | skapjaną | to make, to create; to shape |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | skab- | to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,... |