Where does “momenttiavain” come from?
momenttiavain (Finnish) comes from Finnish momentti, from Swedish moment, from Latin mōmentum, from Latin mōvimentum, from Latin -mentum, from Latin -menta, from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.
momenttiavain (Finnish): torque wrench
Definitions
- torque wrench
Ancestry of “momenttiavain”, step by step
momenttiavain traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish momentti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | momentti | a moment, phase, point, element; moment; A... |
| 2 | Swedish | moment | a step in a process |
| 3 | Latin | mōmentum | movement, motion, impulse; course |
| 4 | Latin | mōvimentum | movement |
| 5 | Latin | -mentum | instrument, medium, or result of; e.g.... |
| 6 | Latin | -menta | nominative plural of -mentum; accusative plural... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |