Etymology Explorer › FinnishWhere does “laitospotilas” come from? laitospotilas (Finnish) comes from Finnish laitos, from Finnish laittaa, from Proto-Finnic laittadak, from Proto-Germanic lagjaną, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.
laitospotilas (Finnish): institutionalized patient
Definitions institutionalized patient Ancestry of “laitospotilas”, step by step laitospotilas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish laitos Step Language Word Meaning 1 Finnish laitos institution; faculty; facility 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 potilas Step Language Word Meaning 1 Finnish potilas patient 2 Finnish potea To be sick with, have, suffer from 3 Proto-Finnic potedak to be sick with, to suffer from 4 Proto-Finnic poče- —