Where does “kuorotehoste” come from?
kuorotehoste (Finnish) comes from Finnish kuoro, from Swedish kör, from French chœur, from Middle French Cuer, from Latin chorus, from Ancient Greek χορός, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.
kuorotehoste (Finnish): chorus effect
Definitions
- chorus effect
Ancestry of “kuorotehoste”, step by step
kuorotehoste traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kuoro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kuoro | choir |
| 2 | Swedish | kör | choir; singing group |
| 3 | French | chœur | chorus; choir |
| 4 | Middle French | Cuer | choir |
| 5 | Latin | chorus | chorus (all forms); a performance with dancing and singing; a troop or band of dancers and singers; performers |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | χορός | dance ring, round dance; dance accompanied by... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |
via Finnish tehoste
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tehoste | effect |
| 2 | Finnish | tehostaa | to increase the performance, effect, or... |
| 3 | Finnish | teho | power, effect; power; throughout |
| 4 | Finnish | tehdä | to do, perform, execute; to make, manufacture; to... |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | tektäk | to do; to make |
| 6 | Proto-Uralic | teke- | to do; to put, to place |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |