Where does “kalkkeutuminen” come from?
kalkkeutuminen (Finnish) comes from Finnish kalkkeutua, from Finnish kalkki, from Swedish kalk, from Old Swedish kalker, from Old French calice, from Latin calix, from Ancient Greek κάλυξ, from Ancient Greek κύω — to swell; to be strong.
kalkkeutuminen (Finnish): calcification; sclerosis; aging
Definitions
- calcification; sclerosis; aging
Ancestry of “kalkkeutuminen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kalkkeutua | Alternative form of kalkkiutua |
| 2 | Finnish | kalkki | lime; quicklime, CaO; chalice |
| 3 | Swedish | kalk | limestone; lime, calcium oxide or calcium... |
| 4 | Old Swedish | kalker | — |
| 5 | Old French | calice | chalice |
| 6 | Latin | calix | cup, chalice; cooking pot; small pipe |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κάλυξ | Some kind of woman's ornament; A covering of a... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | κύω | to conceive, become pregnant; to impregnate |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱewh₁- | to swell; to be strong |