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Where does “ralliautoilija” come from?

ralliautoilija (Finnish) comes from Finnish ralli, from English rally, from Middle French rallier, from Old French ralier, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro- — passed , crossed.

ralliautoilija (Finnish): racing car driver

Definitions

  1. racing car driver

Ancestry of “ralliautoilija”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrallisong; grating; rally
2EnglishrallyA public gathering or mass meeting that is not...
3Middle Frenchrallier—
4Old Frenchralierto gather up; to collect up
5Latinrĕ-—
6Latinprōdūcō—
7Latinprō-—
8Proto-Italic*pro-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
11Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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