Where does “meripioneeri” come from?
meripioneeri (Finnish) comes from Finnish pioneeri, from Middle French pionnier, from Old French peonier, from Old French peon, from Latin pedō, from Latin pēs, from Ancient Greek μέτρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
meripioneeri (Finnish): A member of the construction force of the Finnish navy; similar troops are called Seabees in the US
Definitions
- A member of the construction force of the Finnish navy; similar troops are called Seabees in the US
Ancestry of “meripioneeri”, step by step
meripioneeri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pioneeri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pioneeri | private in the engineer corps; young pioneer |
| 2 | Middle French | pionnier | infantryman |
| 3 | Old French | peonier | foot soldier |
| 4 | Old French | peon | pawn; footman; a foot soldier |
| 5 | Latin | pedō | — |
| 6 | Latin | pēs | a foot, in its senses as |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |