Where does “röntgentähtitiede” come from?
röntgentähtitiede (Finnish) comes from Finnish tähtitiede, from Finnish tähti, from Swedish täkt, from Swedish tå, from Swedish taga, from Old Swedish taka, from Old Norse taka, from Proto-Germanic tēkaną — to touch.
röntgentähtitiede (Finnish): X-ray astronomy
Definitions
- X-ray astronomy
Ancestry of “röntgentähtitiede”, step by step
röntgentähtitiede traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tähtitiede
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tähtitiede | astronomy |
| 2 | Finnish | tähti | star; a famous person, celebrity, star; a white... |
| 3 | Swedish | täkt | a quarry |
| 4 | Swedish | tå | toe; a body part |
| 5 | Swedish | taga | Dated form of ta |
| 6 | Old Swedish | taka | to touch, reach; to grasp, seize; to take, bring |
| 7 | Old Norse | taka | to take; taking, capture; taking, seizing |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | tēkaną | to touch; to grasp |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₁g- | to touch |
via Finnish röntgen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | röntgen | A röntgen, roentgen; X-ray |