Where does “kulissientakainen” come from?
kulissientakainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish kulissi, from French coulisse, from French coulis, from Old French colëiz, from Vulgar Latin *colātīcius, from Latin colō, from Latin quelō, from Proto-Italic kʷelō — to turn.
kulissientakainen (Finnish): behind the scenes, sub rosa being or working out in secret or out of public view
Definitions
- behind the scenes, sub rosa being or working out in secret or out of public view
Ancestry of “kulissientakainen”, step by step
kulissientakainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kulissi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kulissi | scene, stage, act |
| 2 | French | coulisse | coulisse; side of a stage, dressing room;... |
| 3 | French | coulis | flowing; running; coulis; melted metal used to... |
| 4 | Old French | colëiz | sliding, fluid |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | *colātīcius | — |
| 6 | Latin | colō | to cultivate the land, till, tend, take care of a field or garden |
| 7 | Latin | quelō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kʷelō | to inhabit |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷéleti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |