Where does “posetiivari” come from?

posetiivari (Finnish) comes from Finnish posetiivi, from Swedish posetif, from French positive — feminine singular of positif; first/third-person...

posetiivari (Finnish): barrel organist, organ grinder player of a barrel organ

Definitions

  1. barrel organist, organ grinder player of a barrel organ

Ancestry of “posetiivari”, step by step

posetiivari traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish posetiivi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishposetiivibarrel organ, street organ, roller organ
2Swedishposetif—
3Frenchpositivefeminine singular of positif; first/third-person...

via Finnish Ari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishAri—
2Latinadrianus—
Every word from French positive →