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Where does “luutnantti” come from?

luutnantti (Finnish) comes from French lieutenant, from French lieu, from Middle French lieu, from Old French leu, from Latin locus, from Old Latin stlocus, from Proto-Italic stlokos, from Proto-Indo-European stel- — to put, to place; to locate.

luutnantti (Finnish): lieutenant; The second-lowest junior officer rank...

Definitions

  1. lieutenant; The second-lowest junior officer rank...

Ancestry of “luutnantti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchlieutenantlieutenant
2Frenchlieuplace; any of several fish from the Pollachius...
3Middle Frenchlieuplace
4Old Frenchleuwolf; place
5Latinlocusplace, spot; a passage of literature; "in the...
6Old Latinstlocus—
7Proto-Italicstlokos—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate

Words derived from “luutnantti”

  • aliluutnantti
  • yliluutnantti
  • kenraaliluutnantti
  • everstiluutnantti
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