Where does “kokillivalu” come from?
kokillivalu (Finnish) comes from Finnish kokilli, from French coquille, from Vulgar Latin conchilia, from Latin conchylium, from Ancient Greek κογχύλιον, from Ancient Greek -ῐον, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
kokillivalu (Finnish): gravity die casting
Definitions
- gravity die casting
Ancestry of “kokillivalu”, step by step
kokillivalu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kokilli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kokilli | mould, chill mould hollow form into which molten metal is poured to cool |
| 2 | French | coquille | shell; dish; scallop; typo, misprint |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | conchilia | — |
| 4 | Latin | conchylium | shellfish; oyster; purple |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κογχύλιον | small mussel |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ῐον | diminutive suffix; "suffix forming... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |