Where does “kielenopas” come from?
kielenopas (Finnish) comes from Finnish opas, from Finnish äs, from German ās, from French as, from Italian asso, from German ass, from English ace, from English asexual — up, out.
kielenopas (Finnish): language guide
Definitions
- language guide
Ancestry of “kielenopas”, step by step
kielenopas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish opas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | opas | guide; guide book, guide |
| 2 | Finnish | äs | ess; argh |
| 3 | German | ās | as, a unit and a Roman coin |
| 4 | French | as | ace; as; second-person singular present... |
| 5 | Italian | asso | ace; A piece or side having a single dot |
| 6 | German | ass | Switzerland and Liechtenstein standard spelling... |
| 7 | English | ace | A single point or spot on a playing card or die;... |
| 8 | English | asexual | Nonsexual in nature, unmarked by sexual activity;... |
| 9 | English | ā- | — |
| 10 | Middle English | a- | up, out, away; of; on, in |
| 11 | Old English | ā- | a-; away, out |
| 12 | Old English | ar- | — |
| 13 | Proto-West Germanic | uʀ- | out, over; off, away |
| 14 | Proto-Germanic | uz- | up, out |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | uss- | — |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | uds- | up, out |