Where does “korkeakoulutus” come from?
korkeakoulutus (Finnish) comes from Finnish korkeakouluttaa, from Finnish korkeakoulu, from German Hochschule, from German schule, from Middle High German schuole, from Old High German scuola, from Proto-Germanic skōla, from Latin schola — to hold; to overpower.
korkeakoulutus (Finnish): higher education
Definitions
- higher education
Ancestry of “korkeakoulutus”, step by step
korkeakoulutus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish korkeakouluttaa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | korkeakouluttaa | to educate in an university |
| 2 | Finnish | korkeakoulu | college, academy, university, polytechnic |
| 3 | German | Hochschule | college; university; graduate school; institute;... |
| 4 | German | schule | inflection of schulen: ## first-person singular... |
| 5 | Middle High German | schuole | school |
| 6 | Old High German | scuola | school |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | skōla | school |
| 8 | Latin | schola | Leisure time given to learning; schooltime,... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | σχολή | leisure, free time; rest; that in which leisure... |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | skʰolā́ | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | sǵʰ-h₃-léh₂ | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | seǵʰ- | to hold; to overpower |
via Finnish us
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | us | -ing |