Where does “kolikkopuhelin” come from?
kolikkopuhelin (Finnish) comes from Finnish kolikko, from Finnish kolista, from Swedish kö, from French queue, from Middle French queu, from Old French cue, from Vulgar Latin coda, from Latin cauda.
kolikkopuhelin (Finnish): coin telephone
Definitions
- coin telephone
Ancestry of “kolikkopuhelin”, step by step
kolikkopuhelin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kolikko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kolikko | coin |
| 2 | Finnish | kolista | to clatter, rattle; Elative plural form of kola |
| 3 | Swedish | kö | queue; a line of waiting people or other objects;... |
| 4 | French | queue | tail; queue, line; cue |
| 5 | Middle French | queu | — |
| 6 | Old French | cue | tail |
| 7 | Vulgar Latin | coda | tail |
| 8 | Latin | cauda | A tail |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kaudā | tail |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂udeh₂ | — |