Where does “murtomaa” come from?
murtomaa (Finnish) comes from Finnish murto, from Catalan murta, from Latin myrta, from Ancient Greek Μύρτος, from Semitic m-r-r.
murtomaa (Finnish): swamp esker, swamp ridge; cross country
Definitions
- swamp esker, swamp ridge; cross country
Ancestry of “murtomaa”, step by step
murtomaa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish murto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | murto | burglary; breaking |
| 2 | Catalan | murta | myrtle |
| 3 | Latin | myrta | nominative plural of myrtum; accusative plural of... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Μύρτος | myrtle (Myrtus communis) |
| 5 | Semitic | m-r-r | — |
via Finnish mää
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | mää | baa; I |
| 2 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 3 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |
Words derived from “murtomaa”