Where does “rottinkihuonekalu” come from?
rottinkihuonekalu (Finnish) comes from Finnish rottinki, from English rotting, from Middle English rotynge, from Middle English roten, from Middle English rote, from Old French rote, from Latin rupta, from Latin ruptus — to tear out, dig out, open, acquire.
rottinkihuonekalu (Finnish): an article of rattan furniture
Definitions
- an article of rattan furniture
Ancestry of “rottinkihuonekalu”, step by step
rottinkihuonekalu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish rottinki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | rottinki | rattan |
| 2 | English | rotting | present participle of rot; The process by which... |
| 3 | Middle English | rotynge | Rotting or decomposition; the situation where... |
| 4 | Middle English | roten | To decompose; to make or become rotten or spoiled |
| 5 | Middle English | rote | The root; The foundation or base of a... |
| 6 | Old French | rote | route, path |
| 7 | Latin | rupta | nominative feminine singular of ruptus;... |
| 8 | Latin | ruptus | broken; ruptured, burst |
| 9 | Latin | rumpō | to break, burst, tear, rend, rupture; break asunder, force open |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrunépti | to be breaking |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrewp- | to break, tear |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrew- | to tear out, dig out, open, acquire |