Where does “kattilapopcorn” come from?
kattilapopcorn (Finnish) comes from Finnish popcorn, from English popcorn, from English corn, from Middle English corn, from Old English corn, from Proto-West Germanic korn, from Proto-Germanic kurną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nóm — to grow old, to mature.
kattilapopcorn (Finnish): popcorn made in a pot, stovetop popcorn
Definitions
- popcorn made in a pot, stovetop popcorn
Ancestry of “kattilapopcorn”, step by step
kattilapopcorn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish popcorn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | popcorn | popcorn |
| 2 | English | popcorn | A snack food made from corn/maize kernels popped... |
| 3 | English | corn | The main cereal plant grown for its grain in a... |
| 4 | Middle English | corn | Any plant that bears grain, especially wheat; a... |
| 5 | Old English | corn | corn, a grain or seed; a cornlike pimple, a corn... |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | korn | corn, grain, cereal |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | kurną | corn, grain, cereal |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵr̥h₂nóm | grain |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵr̥h₂nós | matured, grown old |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |
via Finnish kattila
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kattila | pot, cooking pot, stockpot, saucepot, kettle often cylindrical or nearly cylindrical cooking vessel for fast cooking on a stove, usually made of sheet metal and equipped with a lid |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | kattila | kettle, pot |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | katilaz | kettle, bucket, vessel |
| 4 | Latin | catīllus | small bowl, dish, or plate |
| 5 | Latin | -lus | Alternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |