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
Definitions
- rattan
Ancestry of “rottinkipalmu”, step by step
rottinkipalmu 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 |
via Finnish palmu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | palmu | palm tree |
| 2 | Swedish | palm | A palm, tropical tree |
| 3 | Old Swedish | palmber | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | palmi | — |
| 5 | Latin | Palma | palm of the hand, hand |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥h₂meh₂ | palm, hand |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | plh₂m- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pelh₂- | to approach |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |