Where does “radiaalinopeus” come from?
radiaalinopeus (Finnish) comes from Finnish nopeus, from Finnish nopea, from Proto-Finnic nopeda, from Proto-Germanic snapāną, from Proto-Indo-European ksnew-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱes- — to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...
radiaalinopeus (Finnish): radial speed, radial velocity
Definitions
- radial speed, radial velocity
Ancestry of “radiaalinopeus”, step by step
radiaalinopeus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish nopeus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | nopeus | velocity; speed; swiftness, quickness, rapidity |
| 2 | Finnish | nopea | quick, fast, rapid |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | nopeda | fast, quick |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | snapāną | to snap; grab |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ksnew- | to scrape, sharpen |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱes- | to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to... |
via Finnish radiaalinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | radiaalinen | radial |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | radialis | radial |
| 3 | Latin | radius | ray; staff, rod; spoke |
| 4 | English | -án | Of or pertaining to;. Often added to words of Latin origin, but also used with words of other origins. When a word ends in a |
| 5 | Middle English | -an | — |