Where does “revolverihaastattelu” come from?
revolverihaastattelu (Finnish) comes from Finnish revolveri, from English revolver, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti — he, she.
revolverihaastattelu (Finnish): speed interview; an interview with many questions, often jumping from one subject to another, asked in quick succession, e.g. in a hostile manner
Definitions
- speed interview; an interview with many questions, often jumping from one subject to another, asked in quick succession, e.g. in a hostile manner
Ancestry of “revolverihaastattelu”, step by step
revolverihaastattelu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish revolveri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | revolveri | revolver |
| 2 | English | revolver | A handgun with a revolving chamber enabling... |
| 3 | English | -er | A person or thing that does an action indicated... |
| 4 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 5 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 6 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Finnish haastattelu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | haastattelu | interview |
| 2 | Finnish | haastatella | to interview |
| 3 | Finnish | haastattaa | Alternative form of haastatella; to interview |
| 4 | Finnish | haastaa | to challenge; to defy, dare; to summon |