Where does “monitoimihalli” come from?
monitoimihalli (Finnish) comes from Finnish halli, from Swedish håll, from Swedish plats, from Old Swedish platz, from Old Norse plaz, from Middle Low German platse, from Latin platēa, from Ancient Greek πλατεῖα — flat.
monitoimihalli (Finnish): a large multi-purpose building, like a dome or an arena; multi-purpose stadium
Definitions
- a large multi-purpose building, like a dome or an arena; multi-purpose stadium
Ancestry of “monitoimihalli”, step by step
monitoimihalli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish halli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | halli | large building used for sports or exhibitions,... |
| 2 | Swedish | håll | a stop, a station; a direction; a range, a... |
| 3 | Swedish | plats | place; any geographical position a little larger... |
| 4 | Old Swedish | platz | — |
| 5 | Old Norse | plaz | — |
| 6 | Middle Low German | platse | — |
| 7 | Latin | platēa | broad way, street |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πλατεῖα | feminine nominative singular of πλατύς; feminine... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | πλατύς | wide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pléth₂us | flat, broad |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pleth₂- | flat |
via Finnish monitoiminen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | monitoiminen | multifunctional |
| 2 | Finnish | -toiminen | operated operated by or with some kind of mechanism |
| 3 | Finnish | Toimi | chore, task, job, duty |
| 4 | Finnish | toimi | chore, task, job, duty; activities, business,... |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | toimi | work, task, chore |
| 6 | Proto-Finnic | toodak | to bring |
| 7 | Proto-Uralic | toxe- | to bring, give |
| 8 | Hungarian | -ik | Specifies "which" one of a specific set of... |