Where does “oktaalijärjestelmä” come from?
oktaalijärjestelmä (Finnish) comes from Finnish oktaalinen, from English octal, from English oct, from Proto-Slavic ocьtъ, from Gothic 𐌰𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍄, from Latin acētum, from French -ate, from Latin -ātus — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.
oktaalijärjestelmä (Finnish): octal numeral system
Definitions
- octal numeral system
Ancestry of “oktaalijärjestelmä”, step by step
oktaalijärjestelmä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish oktaalinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | oktaalinen | octal |
| 2 | English | octal | The number system that uses the eight digits 0,... |
| 3 | English | oct | Abbreviation of octal |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | ocьtъ | vinegar |
| 5 | Gothic | 𐌰𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍄 | vinegar |
| 6 | Latin | acētum | vinegar |
| 7 | French | -ate | ate |
| 8 | Latin | -ātus | ed |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -ātos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂tos | Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality |
via Finnish järjestelmä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | järjestelmä | system |
| 2 | Finnish | järjestää | to arrange; to organize |
| 3 | Finnish | järki | reason; sense |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | järki | row; order, condition |