Where does “lasermitta” come from?
lasermitta (Finnish) comes from Finnish laser, from English LASER, from Latin laser — the juice of the plant laserpitium, asafoetida;...
Ancestry of “lasermitta”, step by step
lasermitta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish laser
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | laser | laser |
| 2 | English | LASER | Acronym of light amplification by stimulated... |
| 3 | Latin | laser | the juice of the plant laserpitium, asafoetida;... |
via Finnish mitta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | mitta | measure; length, measure |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | mitta | measure |