Where does “poliorokote” come from?
poliorokote (Finnish) comes from Finnish rokote, from Finnish -e, from Finnish hartia, from Serbo-Croatian hartija, from Greek χαρτί, from Koine Greek χαρτίον, from Ancient Greek χάρτης, from Ancient Greek χαράσσω — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.
poliorokote (Finnish): polio vaccine
Definitions
- polio vaccine
Ancestry of “poliorokote”, step by step
poliorokote traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish rokote
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | rokote | vaccine |
| 2 | Finnish | -e | Used for forming nouns from verbs or adjectives |
| 3 | Finnish | hartia | shoulder |
| 4 | Serbo-Croatian | hartija | paper |
| 5 | Greek | χαρτί | paper |
| 6 | Koine Greek | χαρτίον | paper, papyrus |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | χάρτης | sheet of paper, paper; book |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | χαράσσω | to sharpen; to engrave, carve, write, draw, stamp |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |
via Finnish polio
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | polio | poliomyelitis |
| 2 | English | polio | Abbreviation of poliomyelitis; A sufferer from... |
| 3 | Spanish | polio | poliomyelitis |
| 4 | German | Poliomyelitis | poliomyelitis |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μυελός | marrow; inmost part, marrow |