Where does “latomo” come from?

latomo (Finnish) comes from Finnish latoa, from Proto-Germanic hlaþaną, from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European kelh₂- — to beat; to break.

latomo (Finnish): a location, such as a room, in which composing or typesetting, arranging types for printing, takes place

Definitions

  1. a location, such as a room, in which composing or typesetting, arranging types for printing, takes place

Ancestry of “latomo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishlatoaTo stack, pile up, line up; To typeset, compose;...
2Proto-Germanichlaþanąto load
3Proto-Indo-Europeankleh₂-to put; to lay out
4Proto-Indo-Europeankelh₂-to beat; to break
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kelh₂- →