Where does “keppivoimistelu” come from?
keppivoimistelu (Finnish) comes from Finnish keppi, from Swedish käpp, from Dutch kap, from Middle Dutch cappe, from Late Latin cappa, from Ancient Greek κάππα, from Phoenician 𐤊, from Egyptian 𓂧.
keppivoimistelu (Finnish): stick exercise, stick calisthenics
Definitions
- stick exercise, stick calisthenics
Ancestry of “keppivoimistelu”, step by step
keppivoimistelu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish keppi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | keppi | stick, cane; guitar |
| 2 | Swedish | käpp | stick |
| 3 | Dutch | kap | cap; cover; stroke; chopping |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | cappe | — |
| 5 | Late Latin | cappa | cape, hood; cloak; cape, cloak |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κάππα | kappa, the name for the tenth letter Κ, κ of the... |
| 7 | Phoenician | 𐤊 | kaph; kap |
| 8 | Egyptian | 𓂧 | — |
via Finnish voimistelu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | voimistelu | gymnastics; calisthenics |
| 2 | Finnish | voimistella | To do gymnastics; To do calisthenics |
| 3 | Finnish | ellä | if |
| 4 | Finnish | Elina | Helen |
| 5 | Finnish | Helena | — |
| 6 | Swedish | Helena | Helen |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἑλένη | torch, firebrand; corposant, St. Elmo's fire;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | swel- | to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,... |