Where does “komeettaluotain” come from?

komeettaluotain (Finnish) comes from Finnish luotain, from Finnish luodata, from Finnish luoti, from Old Swedish lodh, from Middle Low German lōt, from Old Saxon lōd, from Proto-West Germanic laud — lead.

komeettaluotain (Finnish): comet chaser, comet probe

Definitions

  1. comet chaser, comet probe

Ancestry of “komeettaluotain”, step by step

komeettaluotain traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish luotain

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishluotainprobe
2Finnishluodatato plumb, cast, fathom; to sound, fathom; to...
3Finnishluotibullet; plumb bob; unit of measure for weight...
4Old Swedishlodh
5Middle Low Germanlōt
6Old Saxonlōd
7Proto-West Germaniclaudlead

via Finnish komeetta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkomeettacomet
2Swedishkometa comet
3LatincometesA comet, meteor, shooting star; A portent of...
4Ancient Greekκομήτηςlong-haired; long-haired; comet; longhaired
5Ancient Greekκόμηhair of the head
6Latinκομεωto care for
Every word from Proto-West Germanic laudEvery word from Old Saxon lōdEvery word from Middle Low German lōt