Where does “leirikeskus” come from?
leirikeskus (Finnish) comes from Finnish leiri, from Swedish läger, from Latin laurus, from English -aceous, from Latin -āceus, from Latin -āx, from Latin -ium, from Latin -ius — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
leirikeskus (Finnish): campground
Definitions
- campground
Ancestry of “leirikeskus”, step by step
leirikeskus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish leiri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | leiri | A camp |
| 2 | Swedish | läger | a quarter, a camp |
| 3 | Latin | laurus | laurel tree; laurels; a crown of laurel |
| 4 | English | -aceous | Of, relating to, resembling or containing the... |
| 5 | Latin | -āceus | aceous; resembling, having the nature of, forming, belonging to |
| 6 | Latin | -āx | ish, -y |
| 7 | Latin | -ium | Suffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes... |
| 8 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |