Where does “lävistyskone” come from?
lävistyskone (Finnish) comes from Finnish lävistys, from Finnish lävistää, from Finnish läpi, from Tagalog lapi, from Spanish lápiz, from Italian lapis, from Latin lapis, from Proto-Italic *lapets — stone.
lävistyskone (Finnish): perforator, punching machine, piercing machine
Definitions
- perforator, punching machine, piercing machine
Ancestry of “lävistyskone”, step by step
lävistyskone traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish lävistys
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lävistys | piercing; penetration |
| 2 | Finnish | lävistää | To pierce, penetrate, puncture, punch, hole |
| 3 | Finnish | läpi | hole window, shutter, door; mouth, hole; through |
| 4 | Tagalog | lapi | joining or attaching a part to a whole; affix |
| 5 | Spanish | lápiz | pencil |
| 6 | Italian | lapis | pencil; sanguine |
| 7 | Latin | lapis | a stone; a milestone; a boundary stone |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *lapets | stone |