Where does “pulpettirivi” come from?
pulpettirivi (Finnish) comes from Finnish pulpetti, from Swedish pulpet, from Latin pulpitum, from Latin pulpita, from Old French pulpite.
pulpettirivi (Finnish): row of school desks
Definitions
- row of school desks
Ancestry of “pulpettirivi”, step by step
pulpettirivi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pulpetti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pulpetti | school desk; standing desk; control panel |
| 2 | Swedish | pulpet | — |
| 3 | Latin | pulpitum | platform, scaffold, or pulpit for public... |
| 4 | Latin | pulpita | nominative plural of pulpitum; accusative plural... |
| 5 | Old French | pulpite | — |
via Finnish rivi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | rivi | row, line; line; rank |