Where does “metalliarvo” come from?

metalliarvo (Finnish) comes from Finnish metalli, from Swedish metall, from Latin metallum, from Ancient Greek μέταλλον, from Ancient Greek μέταλλευειν — to mine, quarry.

metalliarvo (Finnish): metallic value

Definitions

  1. metallic value

Ancestry of “metalliarvo”, step by step

metalliarvo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish metalli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmetallimetal
2Swedishmetallmetal
3Latinmetallummetal; precious metals, especially gold or...
4Ancient GreekμέταλλονA mine, quarry, or salt pit; metal
5Ancient Greekμέταλλευεινto mine, quarry

via Finnish Arvo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishArvovalue, worth quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable
2FinnishArvi
3Old NorseArnviðr
4Proto-GermanicArôwiduz
Every word from Ancient Greek μέταλλευεινEvery word from Ancient Greek μέταλλονEvery word from Latin metallum