Where does “murtomies” come from?
murtomies (Finnish) comes from Finnish murto, from Catalan murta, from Latin myrta, from Ancient Greek Μύρτος, from Semitic m-r-r.
murtomies (Finnish): A burglar
Ancestry of “murtomies”, step by step
murtomies 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 mies
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | mies | man; husband |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | mees | man, male; husband |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | meexes | — |