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Where does “patteri” come from?

patteri (Finnish) comes from Swedish batteri, from French batterie, from Dutch batterij, from Middle French batterie, from Old French baterie, from Old French -ie, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

patteri (Finnish): battery; non-rechargeable electrical battery;...

Definitions

  1. battery; non-rechargeable electrical battery;...

Ancestry of “patteri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbatteribattery, accumulator; battery
2Frenchbatteriebattery; percussion, drum kit, battery/batterie;...
3Dutchbatterijbattery, tactical artillery unit; electrical...
4Middle Frenchbatteriebattery
5Old Frenchbaterieaction of beating
6Old French-ieindicates a feminine noun, often an abstract one
7Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
8Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
9Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
10Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “patteri”

  • sähköpatteri
  • lämpöpatteri
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