Etymology Explorer › FinnishWhere does “patenttilääke” come from? patenttilääke (Finnish) comes from Finnish lääke, from Finnish lääkitä, from Old Swedish läkia, from Proto-Germanic lēkinōną, from Proto-Germanic lēkijaz, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
patenttilääke (Finnish): patent medicine; cure-all, panacea, nostrum
Definitions patent medicine; cure-all, panacea, nostrum Ancestry of “patenttilääke”, step by step patenttilääke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish lääke Step Language Word Meaning 1 Finnish lääke medicine substance, remedy, drug 2 Finnish lääkitä to medicate 3 Old Swedish läkia — 4 Proto-Germanic lēkinōną to heal, to cure 5 Proto-Germanic lēkijaz doctor, physician 6 Proto-Indo-European leǵ- to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
via Finnish patentti Step Language Word Meaning 1 Finnish patentti patent 2 Swedish patent patent 3 French patente patent 4 Latin patēns being opening; open 5 Latin pateō to be open, accessible, attainable 6 Proto-Indo-European peth₂- to spread out; to fly