Where does “lentosotamies” come from?

lentosotamies (Finnish) comes from Finnish lento, from Italian lento, from Spanish lento, from Galician -ura, from Latin -ura, from Latin -tūra — ing, -ure, -work.

lentosotamies (Finnish): The lowest rank in the air force

Definitions

  1. The lowest rank in the air force

Ancestry of “lentosotamies”, step by step

lentosotamies traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lento

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlentoflying, flight; flight; lento
2Italianlentoslow
3Spanishlentoslow
4Galician-ura-ness
5Latin-uraSuffix forming abstract nouns from adjectives
6Latin-tūraing, -ure, -work

via Finnish sotamies

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsotamiesprivate; infantryman, foot soldier; soldier
2Finnishmiesman; husband
3Proto-Finnicmeesman, male; husband
4Proto-Finnicmeexes—
Every word from Latin -tūra →Every word from Galician -ura →Every word from Spanish lento →