Where does “osavaltioparlamentti” come from?
osavaltioparlamentti (Finnish) comes from Finnish parlamentti, from Swedish parlament, from English parliament, from Middle English parlement, from Anglo-Norman parliament, from Old French parlement, from Old French parler, from Latin parabolō — horse.
osavaltioparlamentti (Finnish): regional state parliament, e.g. Landtag in Germany
Definitions
- regional state parliament, e.g. Landtag in Germany
Ancestry of “osavaltioparlamentti”, step by step
osavaltioparlamentti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish parlamentti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | parlamentti | parliament |
| 2 | Swedish | parlament | parliament; council meeting; quarrel |
| 3 | English | parliament | A formal council summoned to discuss important... |
| 4 | Middle English | parlement | A discussion or conversation; talking |
| 5 | Anglo-Norman | parliament | — |
| 6 | Old French | parlement | discussion; discourse; debate; argument;... |
| 7 | Old French | parler | to speak; to talk |
| 8 | Latin | parabolō | to make clear by metaphors |
| 9 | Latin | parabola | A comparison, illustration, likeness; An... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | παραβολή | a placing of two things side by side,... |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | παραβάλλω | to compare; to set side by side; I set side by... |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | πᾰρᾰ- | near; next to; by, near |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | παρά | |
| 14 | Latin | verēdus | A fast or light breed of horse; courier's horse; hunter |
| 15 | Gaulish | werēdos | horse |
| 16 | Proto-Celtic | *uɸoreidos | horse |
via Finnish osavaltio
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | osavaltio | A state |
| 2 | Finnish | valtio | government, state, country |
| 3 | Finnish | valta | power, authority, rule; main, principal; country,... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | valta | might, power, authority; white |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | waldą | might, power, authority |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | waldʰ- | to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess |