Where does “läpimitta” come from?

läpimitta (Finnish) comes from Finnish läpi, from Tagalog lapi, from Spanish lápiz, from Italian lapis, from Latin lapis, from Proto-Italic *lapets — stone.

läpimitta (Finnish): diameter

Definitions

  1. diameter

Ancestry of “läpimitta”, step by step

läpimitta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish läpi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishläpihole window, shutter, door; mouth, hole; through
2Tagaloglapijoining or attaching a part to a whole; affix
3Spanishlápizpencil
4Italianlapispencil; sanguine
5Latinlapisa stone; a milestone; a boundary stone
6Proto-Italic*lapetsstone

via Finnish mitta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmittameasure; length, measure
2Proto-Finnicmittameasure

Words derived from “läpimitta”

Every word from Proto-Italic *lapets →Every word from Latin lapis →Every word from Italian lapis →