Where does “lentopalloilija” come from?
lentopalloilija (Finnish) comes from Finnish lentopalloilla, from Finnish lentopallo, from Finnish lento, from Italian lento, from Spanish lento, from Galician -ura, from Latin -ura, from Latin -tūra — ing, -ure, -work.
lentopalloilija (Finnish): volleyball player, volleyballer
Definitions
- volleyball player, volleyballer
Ancestry of “lentopalloilija”, step by step
lentopalloilija traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish lentopalloilla
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lentopalloilla | to play volleyball |
| 2 | Finnish | lentopallo | volleyball |
| 3 | Finnish | lento | flying, flight; flight; lento |
| 4 | Italian | lento | slow |
| 5 | Spanish | lento | slow |
| 6 | Galician | -ura | -ness |
| 7 | Latin | -ura | Suffix forming abstract nouns from adjectives |
| 8 | Latin | -tūra | ing, -ure, -work |