Where does “remonttimies” come from?
remonttimies (Finnish) comes from Finnish remontti, from Russian ремо́нт, from French remonte, from French remonter, from French ré-, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō- — passed , crossed.
remonttimies (Finnish): repairman, handyman
Definitions
- repairman, handyman
Ancestry of “remonttimies”, step by step
remonttimies traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish remontti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | remontti | renovation |
| 2 | Russian | ремо́нт | repair, overhaul |
| 3 | French | remonte | upstream movement of boat, fish |
| 4 | French | remonter | to go back up, to come back up, to climb again,... |
| 5 | French | ré- | re- |
| 6 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 7 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 8 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |