Where does “lukkosylinteri” come from?
lukkosylinteri (Finnish) comes from Finnish sylinteri, from Swedish cylinder, from German Zylinder, from Latin cylindrus, from Ancient Greek κύλινδρος, from Ancient Greek κυλίνδω — I roll, turn over.
lukkosylinteri (Finnish): lock cylinder
Definitions
- lock cylinder
Ancestry of “lukkosylinteri”, step by step
lukkosylinteri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish sylinteri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sylinteri | cylinder |
| 2 | Swedish | cylinder | a cylinder; a top hat |
| 3 | German | Zylinder | cylinder; top hat |
| 4 | Latin | cylindrus | cylinder; a roller; a cylindrical stone for... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κύλινδρος | round stone, tumbler, marble; roller, cylinder;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κυλίνδω | I roll, turn over |