Where does “kalteri” come from?
kalteri (Finnish) comes from Finnish kalterit, from Swedish galler, from Latin Gallus, from Latin pāvō, from Ancient Greek ταώς — peacock; type of fish.
kalteri (Finnish): singular of kalterit, used in compound terms as...
Definitions
- singular of kalterit, used in compound terms as...
Ancestry of “kalteri”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kalterit | bars |
| 2 | Swedish | galler | bars, a grid; several solid, more or less rigid... |
| 3 | Latin | Gallus | Alternative letter-case form of gallus; Gaul;... |
| 4 | Latin | pāvō | peacock, peafowl; a bird associated with Argus and sacred to Hera or Juno; eaten as a delicacy |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ταώς | peacock; type of fish |