Where does “kultamitalinainen” come from?
kultamitalinainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish kultamitali, from Finnish mitali, from Swedish medalj, from French médaille, from Italian medaglia, from Medieval Latin medalia, from Latin medialia, from Latin medialis — to put, to place; to locate.
kultamitalinainen (Finnish): female athlete who has won a gold medal
Definitions
- female athlete who has won a gold medal
Ancestry of “kultamitalinainen”, step by step
kultamitalinainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kultamitali
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kultamitali | gold medal |
| 2 | Finnish | mitali | medal |
| 3 | Swedish | medalj | a medal |
| 4 | French | médaille | medal |
| 5 | Italian | medaglia | medal; third-person singular present indicative... |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | medalia | half a denarius |
| 7 | Latin | medialia | nominative neuter plural of mediālis; accusative... |
| 8 | Latin | medialis | medial; of or belonging to the middle |
| 9 | Latin | medius | middle; half; moderate |
| 10 | Latin | locus | place, spot; a passage of literature; "in the... |
| 11 | Old Latin | stlocus | — |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | stlokos | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | stel- | to put, to place; to locate |