Where does “keinomateriaali” come from?
keinomateriaali (Finnish) comes from Finnish materiaali, from Late Latin materialis, from Latin māteria, from Latin māter, from Proto-Italic mātēr, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr — mother.
keinomateriaali (Finnish): synthetic material, artificial material
Definitions
- synthetic material, artificial material
Ancestry of “keinomateriaali”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | materiaali | material |
| 2 | Late Latin | materialis | material |
| 3 | Latin | māteria | matter; material; component stuff; substance |
| 4 | Latin | māter | mother female parent |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | mātēr | mother |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | méh₂tēr | mother |