Where does “metallipinnoite” come from?
metallipinnoite (Finnish) comes from Finnish pinnoite, from Finnish pinnoittaa, from Finnish pinna, from Swedish pinne, from Old Norse pinni, from Proto-Germanic penn-, from Latin penna, from Proto-Italic petnā — to spread out; to fly.
metallipinnoite (Finnish): a metal coating
Definitions
- a metal coating
Ancestry of “metallipinnoite”, step by step
metallipinnoite traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pinnoite
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pinnoite | coat, coating, lining |
| 2 | Finnish | pinnoittaa | to coat, to plate, to apply a coating or surface;... |
| 3 | Finnish | pinna | spoke; tiller; sound post |
| 4 | Swedish | pinne | a stick; a short thin roughly cylindrical form of... |
| 5 | Old Norse | pinni | a pin |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | penn- | — |
| 7 | Latin | penna | wing; feather, especially a flight-feather;... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | petnā | feather; wing |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | péth₂r̥ | wing; feather |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | peth₂- | to spread out; to fly |
via Finnish metalli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | metalli | metal |
| 2 | Swedish | metall | metal |
| 3 | Latin | metallum | metal; precious metals, especially gold or... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μέταλλον | A mine, quarry, or salt pit; metal |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μέταλλευειν | to mine, quarry |