Where does “kuolemanspiraali” come from?
kuolemanspiraali (Finnish) comes from Finnish spiraali, from Medieval Latin spiralis, from Latin spira, from French trompe, from Middle French trompe, from Old French trompe, from Frankish trumpa — trump, trumpet; trumpet.
kuolemanspiraali (Finnish): death spiral manoeuvre in figure skating
Definitions
- death spiral manoeuvre in figure skating
Ancestry of “kuolemanspiraali”, step by step
kuolemanspiraali traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish spiraali
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | spiraali | spiral |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | spiralis | spiraling |
| 3 | Latin | spira | A thing that is coiled, twisted, or wound; A... |
| 4 | French | trompe | trumpet; trunk of an elephant; squinch |
| 5 | Middle French | trompe | — |
| 6 | Old French | trompe | trump, trumpet; horn, trump, trumpet |
| 7 | Frankish | trumpa | trump, trumpet; trumpet |