Where does “reivinaru” come from?
reivinaru (Finnish) comes from Finnish reivi, from Romanian re-, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por- — passed , crossed.
reivinaru (Finnish): reefing tie, reef line short length of thin rope used to tie the mainsail into the boom when reefing
Definitions
- reefing tie, reef line short length of thin rope used to tie the mainsail into the boom when reefing
Ancestry of “reivinaru”, step by step
reivinaru traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish reivi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | reivi | A reef |
| 2 | Romanian | re- | re |
| 3 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 4 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 5 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Finnish naru
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | naru | cord, line, rope |
| 2 | Swedish | snara | a snare, a trap; a noose |
| 3 | Old Swedish | snara | snare |
| 4 | Old Norse | snara | a snare |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | snarhǭ | loop; sling; noose |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)nerk- | to turn; wind; lace; shrink; shrivel |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ner- | to wrap; wind; lace; shrink; shrivel; turn, bend,... |