Where does “riviliitin” come from?
riviliitin (Finnish) comes from Finnish liitin, from Finnish liittää, from Finnish -ttaa, from Proto-Finnic -ttadak, from Proto-Uralic -kta-.
riviliitin (Finnish): terminal block, terminal strip
Definitions
- terminal block, terminal strip
Ancestry of “riviliitin”, step by step
riviliitin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish liitin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | liitin | A connector, terminal, interface; First-person... |
| 2 | Finnish | liittää | to join, connect, attach, fasten; to attach,... |
| 3 | Finnish | -ttaa | Forms causative verbs. May be applied to verbs... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -ttadak | Creates causative verbs from regular verbs,... |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -kta- | — |
via Finnish rivi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | rivi | row, line; line; rank |