Where does “partiotervehdys” come from?
partiotervehdys (Finnish) comes from Finnish partio, from Swedish parti, from Old Swedish parti, from French partie, from French partir, from Middle French partir, from Old French partir, from Latin partiō — passed , crossed.
partiotervehdys (Finnish): scout salute
Definitions
- scout salute
Ancestry of “partiotervehdys”, step by step
partiotervehdys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish partio
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | partio | patrol; scouting; fireteam |
| 2 | Swedish | parti | party; a side in an argument; a game of e.g.... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | parti | — |
| 4 | French | partie | part; party; game, play |
| 5 | French | partir | to share, to share out, to divide; to go away,... |
| 6 | Middle French | partir | to leave; to divide up |
| 7 | Old French | partir | to leave; to divide up |
| 8 | Latin | partiō | to share, part, apportion; divide, distribute |
| 9 | Latin | pars | part, side, piece, share; some; faction |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |