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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

  1. singular of kalterit, used in compound terms as...

Ancestry of “kalteri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkalteritbars
2Swedishgallerbars, a grid; several solid, more or less rigid...
3LatinGallusAlternative letter-case form of gallus; Gaul;...
4Latinpāvō—
5Ancient Greekταώςpeacock; type of fish

Words derived from “kalteri”

  • kalterijääkäri
Every word from Ancient Greek ταώς →