Where does “kultaunssi” come from?
kultaunssi (Finnish) comes from Finnish unssi, from Swedish uns, from Latin uncia, from Old French lonce, from Italian lonza, from Vulgar Latin luncea, from Latin lynx, from Ancient Greek λύγξ — to turn.
kultaunssi (Finnish): used especially of gold unit of weight equal to about 31.1 grams
Definitions
- used especially of gold unit of weight equal to about 31.1 grams
Ancestry of “kultaunssi”, step by step
kultaunssi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish unssi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | unssi | ounce in Finland, either around 27.9, 29.6 or 28.3 grams depending on context |
| 2 | Swedish | uns | an ounce; very little, a tiny bit |
| 3 | Latin | uncia | The twelfth part of something; twelfth; The... |
| 4 | Old French | lonce | lynx |
| 5 | Italian | lonza | loin of pork; a term used in the Middle Ages to... |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | luncea | — |
| 7 | Latin | lynx | A lynx |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | λύγξ | lynx; hiccup |
| 9 | Latin | canadensis | Canadian |
| 10 | Latin | -ensis | Of or from |
| 11 | Latin | arvum | field; farm land |
| 12 | Latin | colō | to cultivate the land, till, tend, take care of a field or garden |
| 13 | Latin | quelō | — |
| 14 | Proto-Italic | kʷelō | to inhabit |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷéleti | — |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |