Where does “riitakapula” come from?

riitakapula (Finnish) comes from Finnish kapula, from Dalmatian capula, from Latin cēpulla, from Latin -ulus — Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...

riitakapula (Finnish): bone of contention

Definitions

  1. bone of contention

Ancestry of “riitakapula”, step by step

riitakapula traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kapula

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkapulaa small, solid piece of wood, often shaped for a...
2Dalmatiancapulaonion
3Latincēpullaonion-bed, onion-field
4Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...

via Finnish riita

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishriitaquarrel
2Proto-Finnicriitaquarrel
3Proto-Germanicstrīdazbattle, fight
Every word from Latin -ulus →Every word from Latin cēpulla →Every word from Dalmatian capula →