Where does “kynttilämansetti” come from?
kynttilämansetti (Finnish) comes from Finnish mansetti, from Swedish manschett, from French manchette, from French Manche, from Italian mancia, from Old French manche, from Latin manica, from Latin -ica — -y, -ic.
kynttilämansetti (Finnish): candle ring such as one made of glass or metal
Definitions
- candle ring such as one made of glass or metal
Ancestry of “kynttilämansetti”, step by step
kynttilämansetti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish mansetti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | mansetti | — |
| 2 | Swedish | manschett | cuff end of sleeve that covers the wrist |
| 3 | French | manchette | cuff; oversleeve, manchette; headline |
| 4 | French | Manche | English Channel |
| 5 | Italian | mancia | tip |
| 6 | Old French | manche | sleeve; handle |
| 7 | Latin | manica | long sleeve of a tunic; manacles, handcuffs; a... |
| 8 | Latin | -ica | inflection of -icus: ## nominative/vocative... |
| 9 | Latin | -icus | belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
via Finnish kynttilä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kynttilä | candle; candlepower |
| 2 | Faroese | kyndil | lantern |
| 3 | Old Norse | kyndill | torch |
| 4 | Latin | candēla | A light made of wax or tallow; tallow candle or taper |
| 5 | Latin | candeō | to be brilliant, glittering or illuminated; to shine, glitter, glisten; gleam white |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kandēō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kand- | to shine, glow |