Where does “rokkoepidemia” come from?

rokkoepidemia (Finnish) comes from Finnish epidemia, from Medieval Latin epidemia, from Ancient Greek ἐπιδήμιος, from Ancient Greek ἐπι-, from Ancient Greek ἐπί, from Ancient Greek Ἡμέρα, from Ancient Greek ἦμαρ, from Proto-Hellenic ā́mər — to be hot; to burn.

rokkoepidemia (Finnish): pox epidemic, smallpox epidemic

Definitions

  1. pox epidemic, smallpox epidemic

Ancestry of “rokkoepidemia”, step by step

rokkoepidemia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish epidemia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishepidemiaAn epidemic
2Medieval Latinepidemia
3Ancient Greekἐπιδήμιοςamong the people
4Ancient Greekἐπι-on, upon, on top of, all over, covering; on,...
5Ancient Greekἐπίas well, besides; For usage in composition, see...
6Ancient GreekἩμέρα
7Ancient Greekἦμαρday; by day; midday
8Proto-Hellenicā́mərday
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₃mr̥heat
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₃-to be hot; to burn

via Finnish rokko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrokkopock; pox; used of some plant diseases which...
2Finnishnokkosrokkourticaria
3Finnishnokkonennettle; stinging nettle
4Finnishnokkabeak, bill, rostrum; beak; front of a car or...
5Proto-Finnicnokkabeak, bill
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₃-