Where does “kartusiaanimunkki” come from?

kartusiaanimunkki (Finnish) comes from Finnish kartusiaani, from Medieval Latin Carthusianus, from Latin Cartusia, from Old French Chartrouse, from Late Latin Catorissium.

kartusiaanimunkki (Finnish): Carthusian monk, Chartreux

Definitions

  1. Carthusian monk, Chartreux

Ancestry of “kartusiaanimunkki”, step by step

kartusiaanimunkki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kartusiaani

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkartusiaaniCarthusian, Chartreux monk
2Medieval LatinCarthusianus—
3LatinCartusiacharterhouse
4Old FrenchChartrouse—
5Late LatinCatorissium—

via Finnish munkki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmunkkimonk; doughnut/donut; luck, fluke
2Swedishmunkmonk; donut; deep-fried piece of dough
Every word from Late Latin Catorissium →Every word from Old French Chartrouse →Every word from Latin Cartusia →