Where does “patentinhaltija” come from?

patentinhaltija (Finnish) comes from Finnish patentti, from Swedish patent, from French patente, from Latin patēns, from Latin pateō, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.

patentinhaltija (Finnish): patentee, patent holder, patent owner

Definitions

  1. patentee, patent holder, patent owner

Ancestry of “patentinhaltija”, step by step

patentinhaltija traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish patentti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpatenttipatent
2Swedishpatentpatent
3Frenchpatentepatent
4Latinpatēnsbeing opening; open
5Latinpateōto be open, accessible, attainable
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly

via Finnish haltija

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhaltijaholder, occupant; possessor, occupant; elf
2Proto-Norseᚺᚨᛚᛞᛁᛃᚨᛉholder
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- →