Where does “kapteeniluutnantti” come from?
kapteeniluutnantti (Finnish) comes from Finnish luutnantti, from French lieutenant, from French lieu, from Middle French lieu, from Old French leu, from Latin locus, from Old Latin stlocus, from Proto-Italic stlokos — to put, to place; to locate.
kapteeniluutnantti (Finnish): lieutenant senior grade in the Finnish Navy, or of equivalents in other militaries commissioned officer rank, NATO: OF-2
Definitions
- lieutenant senior grade in the Finnish Navy, or of equivalents in other militaries commissioned officer rank, NATO: OF-2
Ancestry of “kapteeniluutnantti”, step by step
kapteeniluutnantti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish luutnantti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | luutnantti | lieutenant; The second-lowest junior officer rank... |
| 2 | French | lieutenant | lieutenant |
| 3 | French | lieu | place; any of several fish from the Pollachius... |
| 4 | Middle French | lieu | place |
| 5 | Old French | leu | wolf; place |
| 6 | Latin | locus | place, spot; a passage of literature; "in the... |
| 7 | Old Latin | stlocus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | stlokos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | stel- | to put, to place; to locate |
via Finnish kapteeni
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kapteeni | A captain; A pilot in command |
| 2 | Swedish | kapten | captain; the person lawfully in command of a... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | kapiten | — |
| 4 | Old French | capitaine | leader |
| 5 | Latin | capitāneus | large, chief in size |
| 6 | Latin | caput | head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |