Where does “pronssimitalisti” come from?

pronssimitalisti (Finnish) comes from Finnish mitalisti, from Finnish mitali, from Swedish medalj, from French médaille, from Italian medaglia, from Medieval Latin medalia, from Latin medialia, from Latin medialis — to put, to place; to locate.

pronssimitalisti (Finnish): bronze medalist

Definitions

  1. bronze medalist

Ancestry of “pronssimitalisti”, step by step

pronssimitalisti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish mitalisti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmitalistimedalist
2Finnishmitalimedal
3Swedishmedalja medal
4Frenchmédaillemedal
5Italianmedagliamedal; third-person singular present indicative...
6Medieval Latinmedaliahalf a denarius
7Latinmedialianominative neuter plural of mediālis; accusative...
8Latinmedialismedial; of or belonging to the middle
9Latinmediusmiddle; half; moderate
10Latinlocusplace, spot; a passage of literature; "in the...
11Old Latinstlocus
12Proto-Italicstlokos
13Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate

via Finnish pronssi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpronssibronze; third place, third position; "short for"...
2Swedishbronsbronze; a bronze sculpture; a bronze medal
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stel-Every word from Proto-Italic stlokosEvery word from Old Latin stlocus
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