Where does “katapultti-istuin” come from?
katapultti-istuin (Finnish) comes from Finnish katapultti, from Swedish katapult, from Latin catapulta, from Ancient Greek καταπέλτης, from Ancient Greek κατά, from Ancient Greek καταστερίζω, from Ancient Greek ἀστήρ, from Proto-Hellenic astḗr — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.
katapultti-istuin (Finnish): catapult seat, ejection seat
Definitions
- catapult seat, ejection seat
Ancestry of “katapultti-istuin”, step by step
katapultti-istuin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish katapultti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | katapultti | catapult |
| 2 | Swedish | katapult | a catapult |
| 3 | Latin | catapulta | a catapult |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | καταπέλτης | Literary form of κᾰτᾰπᾰ́λτης |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κατά | |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | καταστερίζω | to place among the stars; I put among the stars |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἀστήρ | a celestial body; illustrious person; starfish |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | astḗr | star |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂stḗr | star |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs- | to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth |