Where does “koraalialkusoitto” come from?
koraalialkusoitto (Finnish) comes from Finnish alkusoitto, from Finnish soitto, from Finnish soittaa, from Finnish -ttaa, from Proto-Finnic -ttadak, from Proto-Uralic -kta-.
koraalialkusoitto (Finnish): chorale prelude
Definitions
- chorale prelude
Ancestry of “koraalialkusoitto”, step by step
koraalialkusoitto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish alkusoitto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | alkusoitto | overture, prelude |
| 2 | Finnish | soitto | music; playing; call, telephone call; ring; bell |
| 3 | Finnish | soittaa | to play; to phone, call; to ring, toll |
| 4 | Finnish | -ttaa | Forms causative verbs. May be applied to verbs... |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | -ttadak | Creates causative verbs from regular verbs,... |
| 6 | Proto-Uralic | -kta- | — |
via Finnish koraali
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | koraali | choral, chorale |
| 2 | Latin | choralis | — |
| 3 | Latin | chorus | chorus (all forms); a performance with dancing and singing; a troop or band of dancers and singers; performers |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | χορός | dance ring, round dance; dance accompanied by... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |