Where does “päällekkäisviljely” come from?
päällekkäisviljely (Finnish) comes from Finnish viljely, from Finnish viljellä, from Finnish ellä, from Finnish Elina, from Finnish Helena, from Swedish Helena, from Ancient Greek ἑλένη, from Proto-Indo-European swel- — to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...
päällekkäisviljely (Finnish): intercropping practice that involves growing two or more crops simultaneously on the same field
Definitions
- intercropping practice that involves growing two or more crops simultaneously on the same field
Ancestry of “päällekkäisviljely”, step by step
päällekkäisviljely traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish viljely
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | viljely | culture, cultivation |
| 2 | Finnish | viljellä | To cultivate, farm, till; To raise, grow; To... |
| 3 | Finnish | ellä | if |
| 4 | Finnish | Elina | Helen |
| 5 | Finnish | Helena | — |
| 6 | Swedish | Helena | Helen |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἑλένη | torch, firebrand; corposant, St. Elmo's fire;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | swel- | to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,... |
via Finnish päällekkäinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | päällekkäinen | superimposed, overlapping |
| 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 |