Where does “läpimittainen” come from?

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

läpimittainen (Finnish): having a diameter (of)

Definitions

  1. having a diameter (of)

Ancestry of “läpimittainen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishläpimittadiameter
2Finnishläpihole window, shutter, door; mouth, hole; through
3Tagaloglapijoining or attaching a part to a whole; affix
4Spanishlápizpencil
5Italianlapispencil; sanguine
6Latinlapisa stone; a milestone; a boundary stone
7Proto-Italic*lapetsstone
Every word from Proto-Italic *lapets →