Where does “kulttuurisihteeri” come from?
kulttuurisihteeri (Finnish) comes from Finnish kulttuuri, from Swedish kultur, from Latin cultūra, from Latin cultus, from Latin colere, from Latin colo, from Latin quelo, from Proto-Italic kʷelō — to turn.
kulttuurisihteeri (Finnish): cultural secretary
Definitions
- cultural secretary
Ancestry of “kulttuurisihteeri”, step by step
kulttuurisihteeri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kulttuuri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kulttuuri | culture |
| 2 | Swedish | kultur | culture, cultivation; culture, spiritual... |
| 3 | Latin | cultūra | care, cultivation; agriculture, tillage, husbandry |
| 4 | Latin | cultus | tilled, cultivated, having been cultivated;... |
| 5 | Latin | colere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 6 | Latin | colo | I till, cultivate the land; I inhabit; I protect,... |
| 7 | Latin | quelo | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kʷelō | to inhabit |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷéleti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |
via Finnish sihteeri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sihteeri | secretary |
| 2 | Swedish | sikter | — |
| 3 | Latin | sēcrētārius | a privy councillor |
| 4 | Latin | sēcrētus | put apart, sundered, severed, separated, having been separated |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀγωγός | leading, guiding; guide, escort; leading to |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἄγω | to lead, fetch, bring along (a living creature), take with |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | ágō | to lead, to guide |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |