Where does “leveysaste” come from?

leveysaste (Finnish) comes from Finnish aste, from Finnish astua, from Proto-Finnic astudak — to step, to take steps.

leveysaste (Finnish): a latitude angular distance from the equator, degree of latitude

Definitions

  1. a latitude angular distance from the equator, degree of latitude

Ancestry of “leveysaste”, step by step

leveysaste traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish aste

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishastegrade; degree; degree, degree Celsius
2Finnishastuato step (on), tread (on), pace, stride
3Proto-Finnicastudakto step, to take steps

via Finnish leveys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishleveyswidth or breadth of an object; beam; "in...
2Finnishleveäwide
3Proto-Finniclevedäwide
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