Where does “meripelastushelikopteri” come from?
meripelastushelikopteri (Finnish) comes from Finnish helikopteri, from French hélicoptère, from Ancient Greek ἕλιξ, from Ancient Greek πτερόν, from Proto-Indo-European péth₂r̥, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.
meripelastushelikopteri (Finnish): air-sea rescue helicopter
Definitions
- air-sea rescue helicopter
Ancestry of “meripelastushelikopteri”, step by step
meripelastushelikopteri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish helikopteri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | helikopteri | helicopter |
| 2 | French | hélicoptère | helicopter |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἕλιξ | Anything twisted, winding, or spiral; The tendril... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πτερόν | feather; wing; Any winged creature |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | péth₂r̥ | wing; feather |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | peth₂- | to spread out; to fly |
via Finnish meripelastus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | meripelastus | sea rescue, rescue at sea, maritime rescue |
| 2 | Finnish | pelastus | rescue act of rescuing |
| 3 | Finnish | pelastaa | to save, rescue |
| 4 | Finnish | -taa | Forms causative verbs; Forms verbs from nouns and... |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | -tadak | Forms verbs from both nominal and verbal stems |
| 6 | Proto-Uralic | -ta- | Forms verbs from nouns; Forms causative verbs... |