Where does “laiteriippumaton” come from?
laiteriippumaton (Finnish) comes from Finnish laite, from Finnish laittaa, from Proto-Finnic laittadak, from Proto-Germanic lagjaną, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.
laiteriippumaton (Finnish): machine-independent, device-independent
Definitions
- machine-independent, device-independent
Ancestry of “laiteriippumaton”, step by step
laiteriippumaton traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish laite
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | laite | apparatus, device; ride |
| 2 | Finnish | laittaa | to put, set, place; to prepare food; To criticize |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | laittadak | to put down |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | lagjaną | to lay, to place in a resting position |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | legʰ- | to lie |
via Finnish riippumaton
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | riippumaton | independent; Negative participle of riippua;... |
| 2 | Finnish | riippua | To hang, dangle, be suspended; To depend |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | rippudak | to hang |