Where does “patenttihallitus” come from?

patenttihallitus (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.

patenttihallitus (Finnish): Patent Authority

Definitions

  1. Patent Authority

Ancestry of “patenttihallitus”, step by step

patenttihallitus 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 hallitus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhallitusgovernment, regime; cabinet; board, board of...
2Finnishhallitato rule, govern, reign, administer, command; to...
3Finnish-itaForms instrumental verbs from nouns; Forms some...
4Proto-Finnic-it'akForms verbs
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- →