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Where does “meteorikraatteri” come from?

meteorikraatteri (Finnish) comes from Finnish meteori, from Swedish meteor, from Latin meteōrum, from Ancient Greek μετέωρον, from Ancient Greek μετέωρος, from Ancient Greek ἀείρω, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wer-, from Proto-Indo-European wēr- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

meteorikraatteri (Finnish): impact crater

Definitions

  1. impact crater

Ancestry of “meteorikraatteri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmeteorimeteor
2Swedishmeteormeteor
3Latinmeteōrum—
4Ancient Greekμετέωρον—
5Ancient Greekμετέωροςlifted up, on high, in air
6Ancient Greekἀείρωto lift up, raise, support; to bear, sustain; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wer-to lift up; to moisten; to flow; to raise, hang
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
9Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
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