Where does “protonipumppu” come from?
protonipumppu (Finnish) comes from Finnish protoni, from English proton, from Ancient Greek πρῶτον, from Ancient Greek πρῶτος, from Ancient Greek πρό, from Proto-Indo-European pró, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
protonipumppu (Finnish): proton pump
Definitions
- proton pump
Ancestry of “protonipumppu”, step by step
protonipumppu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish protoni
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | protoni | proton |
| 2 | English | proton | A positively charged subatomic particle forming... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πρῶτον | nominative neuter singular of πρῶτος; accusative... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πρῶτος | first; earliest; foremost, most prominent |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πρό | before; before, in front, forth, forward; before,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pró | toward, leading to |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |