Where does “promillemittari” come from?
promillemittari (Finnish) comes from Finnish mittari, from Finnish mitata, from Middle Dutch mēten, from Old Dutch metan, from Proto-Germanic *metan, from Proto-Germanic metaną, from Proto-Indo-European mēd-, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.
promillemittari (Finnish): breathalyzer
Definitions
- breathalyzer
Ancestry of “promillemittari”, step by step
promillemittari traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish mittari
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | mittari | meter, gauge, indicator, instrument; geometrid... |
| 2 | Finnish | mitata | to measure (off/out), gauge |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | mēten | to measure |
| 4 | Old Dutch | metan | to measure |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *metan | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | metaną | to measure |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mēd- | to measure |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | med- | to measure; to give advice; healing |
via Finnish promille
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | promille | per mille, permille, per mil, per mill |
| 2 | Swedish | promille | permille |
| 3 | German | Promille | permille |
| 4 | Latin | [[per]] [[mille]] | — |