Where does “reiviseisinki” come from?
reiviseisinki (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.
reiviseisinki (Finnish): reefing line short line attached to a sail for tying up the reefed part of the sail to the boom or yard
Definitions
- reefing line short line attached to a sail for tying up the reefed part of the sail to the boom or yard
Ancestry of “reiviseisinki”, step by step
reiviseisinki 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 |