Where does “rottinkipalmu” come from?
rottinkipalmu (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.
rottinkipalmu (Finnish): rattan
Ancestry of “rottinkipalmu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | plural of rote; To decompose ; to become rotten... |
| 5 | Middle English | rote | The root; The foundation or base of a... |
| 6 | Old French | rote | rote |
| 7 | Latin | rupta | nominative feminine singular of ruptus;... |
| 8 | Latin | ruptus | broken; ruptured, burst |
| 9 | Latin | rumpō | — |
| 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 |