Where does “pöytäsirkkeli” come from?
pöytäsirkkeli (Finnish) comes from Finnish sirkkeli, from Swedish cirkel, from Old Swedish cirkil, from Latin circulus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
pöytäsirkkeli (Finnish): table saw
Definitions
- table saw
Ancestry of “pöytäsirkkeli”, step by step
pöytäsirkkeli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish sirkkeli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sirkkeli | circular saw |
| 2 | Swedish | cirkel | circle |
| 3 | Old Swedish | cirkil | — |
| 4 | Latin | circulus | circle; An orbit; A ring, hoop |
| 5 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |