Where does “rikosylikonstaapeli” come from?
rikosylikonstaapeli (Finnish) comes from Finnish ylikonstaapeli, from Finnish konstaapeli, from Swedish konstapel, from Old French conestable, from Latin comes, from Latin com-, from Latin con-, from Latin cum — resin.
rikosylikonstaapeli (Finnish): detective sergeant ; a detective rank in Finnish...
Definitions
- detective sergeant ; a detective rank in Finnish...
Ancestry of “rikosylikonstaapeli”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | ylikonstaapeli | police sergeant, sergeant |
| 2 | Finnish | konstaapeli | constable |
| 3 | Swedish | konstapel | — |
| 4 | Old French | conestable | a military officer |
| 5 | Latin | comes | a companion, comrade, partner; an attendant, a... |
| 6 | Latin | com- | allomorph of con- |
| 7 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 8 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 9 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 13 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 14 | German | kitt | — |
| 15 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 16 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 17 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |