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Where does “mittarimato” come from?

mittarimato (Finnish) comes from Finnish mittari, from Finnish mitata, from Middle Dutch mēten, from Old Dutch metan, from Proto-Germanic *metan, from Proto-Germanic metaną, from Proto-Indo-European mēd-, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.

mittarimato (Finnish): measuring worm, inchworm, looper, spanworm,...

Definitions

  1. measuring worm, inchworm, looper, spanworm,...

Ancestry of “mittarimato”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmittarimeter, gauge, indicator, instrument; geometrid...
2FinnishmitataTo measure , gauge
3Middle Dutchmēten—
4Old Dutchmetanto measure
5Proto-Germanic*metan—
6Proto-Germanicmetanąto measure
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmēd-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing
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