Where does “mittelö” come from?
mittelö (Finnish) comes from Finnish mitellä, from Latin mitella, from Latin -lus, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
mittelö (Finnish): fight, battle
Definitions
- fight, battle
Ancestry of “mittelö”, step by step
mittelö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish mitellä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | mitellä | to compete |
| 2 | Latin | mitella | (small) headband, turban |
| 3 | Latin | -lus | Alternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
via Finnish o
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | o | — |