Where does “moreenimaa” come from?
moreenimaa (Finnish) comes from Finnish moreeni, from French moraine, from Italian morena, from Latin mūrus, from Old Latin moerus, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.
moreenimaa (Finnish): moraine soil
Definitions
- moraine soil
Ancestry of “moreenimaa”, step by step
moreenimaa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish moreeni
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | moreeni | moraine, till glacial drift consisting of a mixture of clay, sand, pebbles and boulders |
| 2 | French | moraine | moraine |
| 3 | Italian | morena | moraine, glacial till, drift |
| 4 | Latin | mūrus | wall, city wall(s), (usually of a city, as opposed to pariēs) |
| 5 | Old Latin | moerus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mēy- | soft, tender, dear |