Where does “koruompelija” come from?
koruompelija (Finnish) comes from Finnish koru, from Finnish korea, from Ancient Greek χορεία, from Ancient Greek -είᾱ, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
koruompelija (Finnish): embroiderer
Definitions
- embroiderer
Ancestry of “koruompelija”, step by step
koruompelija traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish koru
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | koru | A piece of jewellery; A jewel |
| 2 | Finnish | korea | beautiful, decorated; Korean; chorea |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | χορεία | dance, especially choral dance with music; any... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -είᾱ | Superficially appears in abstract nouns derived from σ-stem adjectives, with the true suffix being |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |