Where does “luetteloruutu” come from?

luetteloruutu (Finnish) comes from Finnish luettelo, from Finnish luetella, from Finnish luettaa, from Finnish lukea, from Proto-Finnic lukedak, from Proto-Uralic luke-, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

luetteloruutu (Finnish): list box

Definitions

  1. list box

Ancestry of “luetteloruutu”, step by step

luetteloruutu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish luettelo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishluettelolist, catalogue
2FinnishluetellaTo list, itemise/itemize, enumerate
3FinnishluettaaTo have something read, make somebody read something
4Finnishlukeato read; to study; to consider
5Proto-Finniclukedakto count; to read ?
6Proto-Uralicluke-to count
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

via Finnish ruutu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishruutusquare; rectangle; box
2Swedishrutasquare, tile; windowpane; panel
3Middle Low Germanrūte
4Old High Germanrūta
5Latinrūtarue bitter herb
6Ancient Greekῥυτήrue
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-Every word from Proto-Uralic luke-Every word from Proto-Finnic lukedak
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