Where does “nettovetoisuus” come from?
nettovetoisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish netto, from Italian netto, from Vulgar Latin nittus, from Latin nitidus, from Latin nitere, from Latin niteo, from Proto-Indo-European ney-, from Cebuano -hi.
nettovetoisuus (Finnish): net tonnage
Definitions
- net tonnage
Ancestry of “nettovetoisuus”, step by step
nettovetoisuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish netto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | netto | net |
| 2 | Italian | netto | clear; net; clearly |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | nittus | — |
| 4 | Latin | nitidus | shining, polished, glittering; handsome,... |
| 5 | Latin | nitere | second-person singular future active indicative... |
| 6 | Latin | niteo | I am radiant, shine, look bright, glitter,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ney- | to shine; to be aroused, shine; to be excited |
| 8 | Cebuano | -hi | — |
via Finnish vetoisuus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vetoisuus | tonnage; capacity; draft, draught |
| 2 | Finnish | vetoinen | drafty, draughty, drawn; -drive, -driven; having... |
| 3 | Finnish | veto | pull; draught/draft of air; stroke of hand, oar... |
| 4 | Latin | veto | I forbid, oppose, veto; I forbid it! I protest! |
| 5 | Latin | voto | dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | wetā(je)- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | weth₂- | to say |