Where does “lempiartisti” come from?

lempiartisti (Finnish) comes from Finnish artisti, from French artiste, from Latin artista, from Latin ars, from Proto-Italic artis, from Proto-Indo-European h₂értis, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

lempiartisti (Finnish): favourite (musical) artist

Definitions

  1. favourite (musical) artist

Ancestry of “lempiartisti”, step by step

lempiartisti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish artisti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishartistiartist
2Frenchartisteartist
3Latinartista—
4Latinarsart; skill, craft, handicraft, trade, power
5Proto-Italicartis—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂értisfitting
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

via Finnish Lempi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishLempi(erotic) love
2Finnishlempilove; love-making, sex; As a very common former...
3Proto-Finniclempi? flame,? spark,? warmth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- →