Where does “miliaarituberkuloosi” come from?
miliaarituberkuloosi (Finnish) comes from Finnish miliaarinen, from Latin miliārius, from Latin milium, from Proto-Italic meljom, from Proto-Indo-European melh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European mel-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.
miliaarituberkuloosi (Finnish): miliary tuberculosis
Definitions
- miliary tuberculosis
Ancestry of “miliaarituberkuloosi”, step by step
miliaarituberkuloosi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish miliaarinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | miliaarinen | miliary |
| 2 | Latin | miliārius | of or pertaining to millet |
| 3 | Latin | milium | millet; genitive plural of mīlle |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | meljom | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂- | to grind, to crush |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |
via Finnish tuberkuloosi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tuberkuloosi | tuberculosis |
| 2 | New Latin | tuberculosis | dative masculine plural of tūberculōsus; dative... |
| 3 | Latin | tūberculum | a small swelling, bump, or protuberance; a boil, pimple, tubercle |
| 4 | Latin | tūber | a hump, bump, swelling, protuberance; excrescence |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | tūβos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |