Where does “pienloistelamppu” come from?
pienloistelamppu (Finnish) comes from Finnish loistelamppu, from Finnish lamppu, from Swedish lämpa, from Old Norse lampi, from Middle Low German lampe, from Latin lampas, from Ancient Greek λαμπάς, from Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ς — sound, voice.
pienloistelamppu (Finnish): compact fluorescent lamp
Definitions
- compact fluorescent lamp
Ancestry of “pienloistelamppu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | loistelamppu | fluorescent lamp |
| 2 | Finnish | lamppu | lamp; light bulb |
| 3 | Swedish | lämpa | to be suitable; to dump, to unload |
| 4 | Old Norse | lampi | — |
| 5 | Middle Low German | lampe | — |
| 6 | Latin | lampas | lamp, lantern; torch, flambeau; firebrand |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | λαμπάς | torch, wax-light; lamp |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -ᾰ́ς | group of |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -ónts | Derives nouns denoting body parts |
| 10 | Hungarian | önt | to pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön |
| 11 | Hungarian | ön | you |
| 12 | Hungarian | ön- | self- |
| 13 | Turkish | ön | front |
| 14 | Ottoman Turkish | اوك | voice (of human or animal); sound |
| 15 | Proto-Turkic | ǖn | sound, voice |