Where does “rottinkituoli” come from?
rottinkituoli (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.
rottinkituoli (Finnish): rattan chair
Definitions
- rattan chair
Ancestry of “rottinkituoli”, step by step
rottinkituoli 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 tuoli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tuoli | chair |
| 2 | Old Swedish | stōl | chair, seat |
| 3 | Old Norse | stóll | a stool, chair, throne; bishop's residence, see;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | στόλος | expedition; army, fleet, troop |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | στέλλω | I make ready, prepare; I furnish, dress; I... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ός | Forms agentive or patientive adjectives and nouns from the o-grade of a verbal root |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *-os | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ós | Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting... |