Where does “liisausyhtiö” come from?
liisausyhtiö (Finnish) comes from Finnish liisaus, from Finnish liisata, from English lease, from English leash, from Middle English leesshe, from Middle English lees, from Old French lesse, from Latin laxa — to let go; weak, feeble; loose; dissolute, lewd;...
liisausyhtiö (Finnish): leasing company
Definitions
- leasing company
Ancestry of “liisausyhtiö”, step by step
liisausyhtiö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish liisaus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | liisaus | — |
| 2 | Finnish | liisata | to lease a car or device |
| 3 | English | lease | To gather; To pick, select, pick out; to pick up;... |
| 4 | English | leash | A strap, cord or rope with which to restrain an... |
| 5 | Middle English | leesshe | — |
| 6 | Middle English | lees | — |
| 7 | Old French | lesse | — |
| 8 | Latin | laxa | second-person singular present active imperative... |
| 9 | Latin | laxo | I extend, expand; I open, make wide; I undo,... |
| 10 | Latin | laxus | wide, spacious, roomy; yielding; loose, slack,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)lēg- | to let go; weak, feeble; loose; dissolute, lewd;... |