Where does “laivastoamiraali” come from?

laivastoamiraali (Finnish) comes from Finnish amiraali, from Swedish amiral, from French amiral, from Old French amiral, from Latin amiralis, from Latin -ālis, from Proto-Italic -ālis — forms relational adjectives.

laivastoamiraali (Finnish): admiral of the fleet

Definitions

  1. admiral of the fleet

Ancestry of “laivastoamiraali”, step by step

laivastoamiraali traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish amiraali

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishamiraaliadmiral; red admiral, "Vanessa atalanta"
2Swedishamiralan admiral
3Frenchamiralof or belonging to an admiral; admiral
4Old Frenchamiraladmiral
5Latinamiralis—
6Latin-ālis—
7Proto-Italic-ālisforms relational adjectives

via Finnish laivasto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaivastonavy; fleet; shipping
2Finnishlaivaship; nave
3Proto-Finniclaivaship
4Proto-Finniclawja—
5Proto-Germanicflawjąship, vessel
6Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run
Every word from Proto-Italic -ālis →Every word from Latin -ālis →Every word from Latin amiralis →