Where does “pitkäpinnaisuus” come from?
pitkäpinnaisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish pitkäpinnainen, from Finnish pinna, from Swedish pinne, from Old Norse pinni, from Proto-Germanic penn-, from Latin penna, from Proto-Italic petnā, from Proto-Indo-European péth₂r̥ — to spread out; to fly.
pitkäpinnaisuus (Finnish): patience, having a long or an even temper
Definitions
- patience, having a long or an even temper
Ancestry of “pitkäpinnaisuus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pitkäpinnainen | even-tempered, patient |
| 2 | Finnish | pinna | spoke; tiller; sound post |
| 3 | Swedish | pinne | a stick; a short thin roughly cylindrical form of... |
| 4 | Old Norse | pinni | a pin |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | penn- | — |
| 6 | Latin | penna | wing; feather, especially a flight-feather;... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | petnā | feather; wing |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | péth₂r̥ | wing; feather |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | peth₂- | to spread out; to fly |