Where does “ristikkosilta” come from?
ristikkosilta (Finnish) comes from Finnish ristikko, from Finnish Risti, from Finnish -iäinen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.
ristikkosilta (Finnish): truss bridge bridge supported by vertical and diagonal trusses
Definitions
- truss bridge bridge supported by vertical and diagonal trusses
Ancestry of “ristikkosilta”, step by step
ristikkosilta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish ristikko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ristikko | grid, lattice; grating; crosswords |
| 2 | Finnish | Risti | cross |
| 3 | Finnish | -iäinen | Front vowel variant of -iainen |
| 4 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 5 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 6 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |