Where does “kirkkoarkkitehtuuri” come from?
kirkkoarkkitehtuuri (Finnish) comes from Finnish arkkitehtuuri, from Swedish arkitektur, from Swedish ur, from German uhr, from Middle High German ūre, from Old French ore, from Latin hōra, from Ancient Greek ὥρα — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
kirkkoarkkitehtuuri (Finnish): church architecture
Definitions
- church architecture
Ancestry of “kirkkoarkkitehtuuri”, step by step
kirkkoarkkitehtuuri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish arkkitehtuuri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | arkkitehtuuri | architecture |
| 2 | Swedish | arkitektur | architecture; an architecture; a specific school... |
| 3 | Swedish | ur | out of, from; a watch, usually mechanical |
| 4 | German | uhr | hours, o'clock indicates the time within a twelve- or twenty-four-hour period |
| 5 | Middle High German | ūre | — |
| 6 | Old French | ore | now; hour; time, period of the day |
| 7 | Latin | hōra | hour |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ὥρα | any defined period of time; season; climate |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | *worā | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |