Where does “kulmaläpimitta” come from?
kulmaläpimitta (Finnish) comes from Finnish läpimitta, from Finnish läpi, from Tagalog lapi, from Spanish lápiz, from Italian lapis, from Latin lapis, from Proto-Italic *lapets — stone.
kulmaläpimitta (Finnish): angular diameter
Definitions
- angular diameter
Ancestry of “kulmaläpimitta”, step by step
kulmaläpimitta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish läpimitta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | läpimitta | diameter |
| 2 | Finnish | läpi | hole window, shutter, door; mouth, hole; through |
| 3 | Tagalog | lapi | joining or attaching a part to a whole; affix |
| 4 | Spanish | lápiz | pencil |
| 5 | Italian | lapis | pencil; sanguine |
| 6 | Latin | lapis | a stone; a milestone; a boundary stone |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *lapets | stone |
via Finnish kuľma
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kuľma | corner external point where two converging lines meet |