Where does “portlandsementti” come from?
portlandsementti (Finnish) comes from Finnish sementti, from Swedish cement, from Latin caementum, from Latin caedō, from Proto-Italic kaidō, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂id-.
portlandsementti (Finnish): Portland cement
Definitions
- Portland cement
Ancestry of “portlandsementti”, step by step
portlandsementti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish sementti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sementti | cement |
| 2 | Swedish | cement | cement |
| 3 | Latin | caementum | rough stone from the quarry; chips of marble;... |
| 4 | Latin | caedō | to cut, hew, fell |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kaidō | to cut, to hew, to fell |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂id- | — |
via Finnish Portland
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Portland | — |