Where does “konsernijohtaja” come from?
konsernijohtaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish konserni, from German Konzern, from English concern, from Middle French concerner, from Medieval Latin concerno, from Latin concernō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
konsernijohtaja (Finnish): group CEO, the CEO or executive of a (business) group
Definitions
- group CEO, the CEO or executive of a (business) group
Ancestry of “konsernijohtaja”, step by step
konsernijohtaja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish konserni
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | konserni | corporation, group, combine |
| 2 | German | Konzern | business group, corporate group |
| 3 | English | concern | That which affects one’s welfare or happiness. A... |
| 4 | Middle French | concerner | — |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | concerno | I distinguish, have respect to; I mix, sift or... |
| 6 | Latin | concernō | to mix, sift or mingle together (especially as in a sieve) |
| 7 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 8 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 9 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 13 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 14 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 15 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 16 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 17 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 19 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via Finnish johtaja
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | johtaja | leader, commander; manager, director, executive |
| 2 | Finnish | jä | ice |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *ja | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | jahw | and, also |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -hw | and; Forms distributives from interrogatives |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -hwe | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -kʷe | and; Forms distributives from interrogatives |