Where does “kortteliralli” come from?
kortteliralli (Finnish) comes from Finnish ralli, from English rally, from Middle French rallier, from Old French ralier, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro- — passed , crossed.
kortteliralli (Finnish): cruising around while driving a car or riding a motorcycle, especially around a city block
Definitions
- cruising around while driving a car or riding a motorcycle, especially around a city block
Ancestry of “kortteliralli”, step by step
kortteliralli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish ralli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ralli | song; grating; rally |
| 2 | English | rally | A public gathering or mass meeting that is not... |
| 3 | Middle French | rallier | — |
| 4 | Old French | ralier | to gather up; to collect up |
| 5 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 6 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 7 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |