Where does “peltikanisteri” come from?
peltikanisteri (Finnish) comes from Finnish kanisteri, from Latin canistrum, from Ancient Greek κάναστρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον, from Proto-Hellenic -tron, from Proto-Indo-European -trom, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
peltikanisteri (Finnish): (rectangular) tin can for oil, fuel, chemicals, etc
Definitions
- (rectangular) tin can for oil, fuel, chemicals, etc
Ancestry of “peltikanisteri”, step by step
peltikanisteri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kanisteri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kanisteri | A canister |
| 2 | Latin | canistrum | wicker basket |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κάναστρον | wicker basket |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |