Where does “korruptiolounas” come from?
korruptiolounas (Finnish) comes from Finnish korruptio, from Latin corruptiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
korruptiolounas (Finnish): A fancy lunch paid by a company or a lobbyist with the intention of influencing the person to whom the lunch is offered
Definitions
- A fancy lunch paid by a company or a lobbyist with the intention of influencing the person to whom the lunch is offered
Ancestry of “korruptiolounas”, step by step
korruptiolounas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish korruptio
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | korruptio | corruption corrupt practices |
| 2 | Latin | corruptiō | corruption |
| 3 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 4 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 5 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 6 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 7 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 8 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 9 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |