Where does “motettikuoro” come from?
motettikuoro (Finnish) comes from Finnish motetti, from French motet, from French mot, from Middle French mot, from Old French mot, from Medieval Latin mota, from Frankish *mot, from Proto-Germanic *motta — dark, dirty.
motettikuoro (Finnish): motet choir
Definitions
- motet choir
Ancestry of “motettikuoro”, step by step
motettikuoro traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish motetti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | motetti | motet |
| 2 | French | motet | motet |
| 3 | French | mot | word; note, message |
| 4 | Middle French | mot | word |
| 5 | Old French | mot | word; Alternative form of molt |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | mota | a mound, hill; nominative feminine singular of... |
| 7 | Frankish | *mot | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *motta | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | mutô | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)mut- | dark, dirty |
via Finnish kuoro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kuoro | choir |
| 2 | Swedish | kör | choir; singing group |
| 3 | French | chœur | chorus; choir |
| 4 | Middle French | Cuer | choir |
| 5 | Latin | chorus | chorus (all forms); a performance with dancing and singing; a troop or band of dancers and singers; performers |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | χορός | dance ring, round dance; dance accompanied by... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |