Where does “maksimilämpötila” come from?
maksimilämpötila (Finnish) comes from Finnish lämpötila, from Finnish lämpö, from Finnish -o, from Proto-Finnic -o, from Proto-Uralic -w.
maksimilämpötila (Finnish): maximum temperature
Definitions
- maximum temperature
Ancestry of “maksimilämpötila”, step by step
maksimilämpötila traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish lämpötila
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lämpötila | temperature |
| 2 | Finnish | lämpö | warmth, heat; heat; fever |
| 3 | Finnish | -o | Forms result or action nouns from verbs; Forms... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -o | Forms action/result nouns from verbs |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -w | — |
via Finnish maksimi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | maksimi | maximum |
| 2 | Latin | Maximus | the greatest |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *magisVmos | — |