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Where does “meteoriittikraatteri” come from?

meteoriittikraatteri (Finnish) comes from Finnish kraatteri, from Swedish krater, from Latin crātēr, from Ancient Greek κρατήρ, from Ancient Greek κράμα, from Ancient Greek κεράννυμι, from Proto-Hellenic kírnāmi, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.

meteoriittikraatteri (Finnish): impact crater

Definitions

  1. impact crater

Ancestry of “meteoriittikraatteri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkraattericrater
2Swedishkratera crater
3Latincrātēr—
4Ancient Greekκρατήρmixing bowl for wine; messenger who bears an ode;...
5Ancient Greekκράμαmixture
6Ancient GreekκεράννυμιI mix, mingle, blend; I temper, cool by mixing; I...
7Proto-Hellenickírnāmito mix
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn
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