Where does “läpimurtoteos” come from?
läpimurtoteos (Finnish) comes from Finnish läpimurto, from Finnish läpi, from Tagalog lapi, from Spanish lápiz, from Italian lapis, from Latin lapis, from Proto-Italic *lapets — stone.
läpimurtoteos (Finnish): breakthrough work an artistic work that considerably advances the careers of its creators
Definitions
- breakthrough work an artistic work that considerably advances the careers of its creators
Ancestry of “läpimurtoteos”, step by step
läpimurtoteos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish läpimurto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | läpimurto | A breakthrough; As a modifier in a compound term,... |
| 2 | Finnish | läpi | hole window, shutter, door; mouth, hole; through |
| 3 | Tagalog | lapi | joining or attaching a part to a whole; affix |
| 4 | Spanish | lápiz | pencil |
| 5 | Italian | lapis | pencil; sanguine |
| 6 | Latin | lapis | a stone; a milestone; a boundary stone |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *lapets | stone |