Where does “maakuntakorkeakoulu” come from?
maakuntakorkeakoulu (Finnish) comes from Finnish korkeakoulu, from German Hochschule, from German schule, from Middle High German schuole, from Old High German scuola, from Proto-Germanic skōla, from Latin schola, from Ancient Greek σχολή — to hold; to overpower.
maakuntakorkeakoulu (Finnish): provincial college/polytechnic
Definitions
- provincial college/polytechnic
Ancestry of “maakuntakorkeakoulu”, step by step
maakuntakorkeakoulu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish korkeakoulu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | korkeakoulu | college, academy, university, polytechnic |
| 2 | German | Hochschule | college; university; graduate school; institute;... |
| 3 | German | schule | inflection of schulen: ## first-person singular... |
| 4 | Middle High German | schuole | school |
| 5 | Old High German | scuola | school |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skōla | school |
| 7 | Latin | schola | Leisure time given to learning; schooltime,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | σχολή | leisure, free time; rest; that in which leisure... |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | skʰolā́ | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sǵʰ-h₃-léh₂ | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | seǵʰ- | to hold; to overpower |