Where does “moreeniselänne” come from?
moreeniselänne (Finnish) comes from Finnish selänne, from Finnish -nne, from Finnish -e, from Finnish hartia, from Serbo-Croatian hartija, from Greek χαρτί, from Koine Greek χαρτίον, from Ancient Greek χάρτης — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.
moreeniselänne (Finnish): moraine ridge, drumlin
Definitions
- moraine ridge, drumlin
Ancestry of “moreeniselänne”, step by step
moreeniselänne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish selänne
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | selänne | ridge |
| 2 | Finnish | -nne | The possessive suffix for 2nd person plural, used... |
| 3 | Finnish | -e | Used for forming nouns from verbs or adjectives |
| 4 | Finnish | hartia | shoulder |
| 5 | Serbo-Croatian | hartija | paper |
| 6 | Greek | χαρτί | paper |
| 7 | Koine Greek | χαρτίον | paper, papyrus |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | χάρτης | sheet of paper, paper; book |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | χαράσσω | to sharpen; to engrave, carve, write, draw, stamp |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |
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 |