Where does “raviharjoitus” come from?
raviharjoitus (Finnish) comes from Finnish ravi, from Swedish grav, from Swedish kapell, from Old Swedish cappell, from Medieval Latin cappella, from Latin cāppa, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput — to seize, hold.
raviharjoitus (Finnish): trotting exercise
Definitions
- trotting exercise
Ancestry of “raviharjoitus”, step by step
raviharjoitus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish ravi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ravi | trot |
| 2 | Swedish | grav | severe, as in a mistake or a congenital disorder;... |
| 3 | Swedish | kapell | a chapel |
| 4 | Old Swedish | cappell | — |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | cappella | — |
| 6 | Latin | cāppa | cape, cloak |
| 7 | Latin | caput | head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |
via Finnish harjoitus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | harjoitus | exercise, practice; rehearsal; drill |
| 2 | Finnish | harjoittaa | to practice |
| 3 | Finnish | -oittaa | Variant of -ttaa used for many stems that end in... |