Where does “mittateoria” come from?
mittateoria (Finnish) comes from Finnish teoria, from Late Latin theoria, from Ancient Greek θεωρός, from Ancient Greek θέα, from Proto-Hellenic *tʰáwā.
mittateoria (Finnish): measure theory
Ancestry of “mittateoria”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | teoria | theory |
| 2 | Late Latin | theoria | contemplation, speculation; speculation, theory |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | θεωρός | spectator; envoy sent to consult an oracle |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | θέα | view, sight |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | *tʰáwā | — |