Where does “kvanttiteoria” come from?

kvanttiteoria (Finnish) comes from Finnish teoria, from Late Latin theoria, from Ancient Greek θεωρός, from Ancient Greek θέα, from Proto-Hellenic *tʰáwā.

kvanttiteoria (Finnish): The quantum theory

Definitions

  1. The quantum theory

Ancestry of “kvanttiteoria”, step by step

kvanttiteoria traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish teoria

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishteoriatheory
2Late Latintheoriacontemplation, speculation; speculation, theory
3Ancient Greekθεωρόςspectator; envoy sent to consult an oracle
4Ancient Greekθέαview, sight
5Proto-Hellenic*tʰáwā

via Finnish kvantti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkvanttiquantum
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *tʰáwāEvery word from Ancient Greek θέαEvery word from Ancient Greek θεωρός