Where does “rassisammal” come from?
rassisammal (Finnish) comes from Finnish rassi, from German krass, from Latin crassus, from Old Latin cartsus, from Proto-Italic kartsus, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥t-sú-s, from Proto-Indo-European kert-, from Proto-Turkic *keŕ- — to travel, tour.
rassisammal (Finnish): angled paludella moss
Definitions
- angled paludella moss
Ancestry of “rassisammal”, step by step
rassisammal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish rassi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | rassi | pipe cleaner |
| 2 | German | krass | stark; extreme; amazing; incredible; awesome;... |
| 3 | Latin | crassus | dense, thick, solid; fat, gross, plump;... |
| 4 | Old Latin | cartsus | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kartsus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥t-sú-s | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kert- | times; to weave, twist together; time |
| 8 | Proto-Turkic | *keŕ- | to travel, tour |