Where does “kuvalaattalaitos” come from?
kuvalaattalaitos (Finnish) comes from Finnish laitos, from Finnish laittaa, from Proto-Finnic laittadak, from Proto-Germanic lagjaną, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.
kuvalaattalaitos (Finnish): a facility that designs and/or manufactures stereotypes, i.e. relief printing plates
Definitions
- a facility that designs and/or manufactures stereotypes, i.e. relief printing plates
Ancestry of “kuvalaattalaitos”, step by step
kuvalaattalaitos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish laitos
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | laitos | institution; faculty; facility |
| 2 | Finnish | laittaa | to put, set, place; to prepare food; To criticize |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | laittadak | to put down |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | lagjaną | to lay, to place in a resting position |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | legʰ- | to lie |
via Finnish kuvalaatta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kuvalaatta | stereotype (plate), cliché, relief printing plate, letterpress printing plate |
| 2 | Finnish | kuva | picture; image; photograph, photo |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | skuwwô | reflection, mirror image; shadow |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱeh₃w-ō ~ (s)ḱuh₃-nés | shadow, reflection |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |