Where does “peittausaine” come from?
peittausaine (Finnish) comes from Finnish peittaus, from Finnish peitata, from Finnish peitta, from Swedish beta, from Swedish bete, from Swedish be, from Swedish bedja, from Portuguese velha — Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns.
peittausaine (Finnish): mordant, dressing agent
Definitions
- mordant, dressing agent
Ancestry of “peittausaine”, step by step
peittausaine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish peittaus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | peittaus | pickling, tanning |
| 2 | Finnish | peitata | to pickle, tan |
| 3 | Finnish | peitta | mordant |
| 4 | Swedish | beta | beta; the Greek letter Β, β; a beta version of a... |
| 5 | Swedish | bete | bait; what an animal eats when grazing; tusk |
| 6 | Swedish | be | to ask for, request someone else to do something;... |
| 7 | Swedish | bedja | Dated form of be |
| 8 | Portuguese | velha | feminine singular of velho; female equivalent of... |
| 9 | Portuguese | velho | old; ancient; old; aged; old |
| 10 | Old Portuguese | velho | — |
| 11 | Late Latin | veclus | — |
| 12 | Latin | vetulus | old; little old, poor old; old man; little old... |
| 13 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 14 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 15 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |