Where does “patenttitrolli” come from?
patenttitrolli (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.
patenttitrolli (Finnish): patent troll
Definitions
- patent troll
Ancestry of “patenttitrolli”, step by step
patenttitrolli 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 trolli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | trolli | troll |
| 2 | English | Troll | a native or resident of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan |
| 3 | Swedish | troll | a troll supernatural being |
| 4 | Old Norse | trǫll | witch, mage, conjurer |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | truzlą | a supernatural being; demon; fiend; giant;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dreh₂- | run; to run, escape |