Where does “robottikopteri” come from?
robottikopteri (Finnish) comes from Finnish robotti, from Czech robot, from Czech robota, from Old Czech robota, from Proto-Slavic orbòta, from Proto-Slavic orbъ, from Proto-Indo-European h₃órbʰos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- — to change allegiance, status, ownership;...
robottikopteri (Finnish): drone copter, quadcopter (drone)
Definitions
- drone copter, quadcopter (drone)
Ancestry of “robottikopteri”, step by step
robottikopteri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish robotti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | robotti | robot |
| 2 | Czech | robot | robot in humanoid form |
| 3 | Czech | robota | serfdom, villeinage; corvee; any arduous work;... |
| 4 | Old Czech | robota | servitude, enslavement |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | orbòta | work |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | orbъ | servant, slave |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃órbʰos | orphan; servant, slave, worker |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃erbʰ- | to change allegiance, status, ownership;... |
via Finnish kopteri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kopteri | A copter, a chopper |
| 2 | Finnish | helikopteri | helicopter |
| 3 | French | hélicoptère | helicopter |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἕλιξ | Anything twisted, winding, or spiral; The tendril... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πτερόν | feather; wing; Any winged creature |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | péth₂r̥ | wing; feather |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | peth₂- | to spread out; to fly |