Where does “martinpäivä” come from?
martinpäivä (Finnish) comes from Finnish Martti, from Russian март, from Old East Slavic мартъ, from Ancient Greek Μάρτιος, from Latin Mārtius, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
martinpäivä (Finnish): St. Martin's Day
Definitions
- St. Martin's Day
Ancestry of “martinpäivä”, step by step
martinpäivä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish Martti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Martti | — |
| 2 | Russian | март | March |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | мартъ | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Μάρτιος | March |
| 5 | Latin | Mārtius | of or belonging to Mars, the god of war; sacred to Mars |
| 6 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |