Where does “roomalaiskatolilainen” come from?
roomalaiskatolilainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish katolilainen, from Finnish lainen, from Finnish laji, from Old Swedish slagh, from Middle Low German slach, from Old Saxon slag, from Proto-West Germanic slagi, from Swedish slagg — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...
roomalaiskatolilainen (Finnish): Roman Catholic
Definitions
- Roman Catholic
Ancestry of “roomalaiskatolilainen”, step by step
roomalaiskatolilainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish katolilainen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | katolilainen | Catholic; A member of a Catholic church |
| 2 | Finnish | lainen | that is like; -like |
| 3 | Finnish | laji | kind, sort; species; sport |
| 4 | Old Swedish | slagh | — |
| 5 | Middle Low German | slach | — |
| 6 | Old Saxon | slag | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | slagi | blow, strike |
| 8 | Swedish | slagg | slag metallurgical waste material |
| 9 | Low German | slagge | — |
| 10 | Middle Low German | slagge | — |
| 11 | Middle Low German | slān | to hit, strike |
| 12 | Old Saxon | slāhan | to hit |
| 13 | Proto-West Germanic | slahan | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 14 | Proto-Germanic | slahaną | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | slak- | to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,... |
via Finnish roomalainen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | roomalainen | Roman; A Roman |
| 2 | Finnish | Rooma | — |
| 3 | Late Latin | Rōma | — |