Etymology Explorer › FinnishWhere does “patenttiratkaisu” come from? patenttiratkaisu (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.
patenttiratkaisu (Finnish): panacea, universal solution
Definitions panacea, universal solution Ancestry of “patenttiratkaisu”, step by step patenttiratkaisu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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
via Finnish ratkaisu Step Language Word Meaning 1 Finnish ratkaisu solution, answer; conclusion 2 Finnish ratkaista To solve; To decide; to make a decision in a... 3 Finnish -äistä Front vowel variant of -aista