Where does “lippueamiraali” come from?

lippueamiraali (Finnish) comes from Finnish amiraali, from Swedish amiral, from French amiral, from Old French amiral, from Latin amiralis, from Latin -ālis, from Proto-Italic -ālis — forms relational adjectives.

lippueamiraali (Finnish): commodore, US rear admiral (lower half) in the Finnish Navy, or of equivalents in other militaries commissioned officer rank, NATO: OF-6

Definitions

  1. commodore, US rear admiral (lower half) in the Finnish Navy, or of equivalents in other militaries commissioned officer rank, NATO: OF-6

Ancestry of “lippueamiraali”, step by step

lippueamiraali traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish amiraali

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishamiraaliadmiral; red admiral, "Vanessa atalanta"
2Swedishamiralan admiral
3Frenchamiralof or belonging to an admiral; admiral
4Old Frenchamiraladmiral
5Latinamiralis—
6Latin-ālis—
7Proto-Italic-ālisforms relational adjectives

via Finnish lippue

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlippueflotilla
2Finnishlippuflag, banner; colours; sheet, ticket
Every word from Proto-Italic -ālis →Every word from Latin -ālis →Every word from Latin amiralis →