Where does “kaupunginsihteeri” come from?
kaupunginsihteeri (Finnish) comes from Finnish kaupunki, from Old Gutnish kaupungr, from Old Norse kaupangr, from Old Norse kaup, from Old Norse kaupa, from Proto-Germanic kaupōną, from Proto-Germanic kaupô, from Latin caupo.
kaupunginsihteeri (Finnish): city clerk, city secretary
Definitions
- city clerk, city secretary
Ancestry of “kaupunginsihteeri”, step by step
kaupunginsihteeri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kaupunki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kaupunki | town; city |
| 2 | Old Gutnish | kaupungr | marketplace |
| 3 | Old Norse | kaupangr | marketplace |
| 4 | Old Norse | kaup | purchase |
| 5 | Old Norse | kaupa | to buy |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | kaupōną | to buy; trade |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | kaupô | innkeeper; merchant |
| 8 | Latin | caupo | Tradesman; Innkeeper, shopkeeper |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kaup- | — |
via Finnish sihteeri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sihteeri | secretary |
| 2 | Swedish | sikter | — |
| 3 | Latin | sēcrētārius | a privy councillor |
| 4 | Latin | sēcrētus | put apart, sundered, severed, separated, having been separated |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀγωγός | leading, guiding; guide, escort; leading to |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἄγω | to lead, fetch, bring along (a living creature), take with |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | ágō | to lead, to guide |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |