Where does “leiju” come from?
leiju (Finnish) comes from Finnish leijua, from Finnish leijata, from English lay, from English Lee, from Irish Laoi, from Middle Irish láed, from English loid, from English celluloid.
leiju (Finnish): Indicative present connegative form of leijua;...
Definitions
- Indicative present connegative form of leijua;...
Ancestry of “leiju”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | leijua | to hover, levitate, float in the air |
| 2 | Finnish | leijata | Alternative form of leijailla; to design a layout |
| 3 | English | lay | To place down in a position of rest, or in a... |
| 4 | English | Lee | — |
| 5 | Irish | Laoi | — |
| 6 | Middle Irish | láed | — |
| 7 | English | loid | A lock-picking tool made from a piece of... |
| 8 | English | celluloid | Any of a variety of thermoplastics created from... |
| 9 | English | cellulose | A complex carbohydrate that forms the main... |
| 10 | French | cellulose | cellulose |
| 11 | French | cellule | cell; table cell |
| 12 | Latin | cellula | small room, especially that of a slave; humble... |
| 13 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 14 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 15 | Proto-Italic | -elos | — |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
Words derived from “leiju”