Where does “rusettiluistelu” come from?
rusettiluistelu (Finnish) comes from Finnish rusetti, from Swedish rosett, from French rosette, from Middle French rosette, from Old French rosete, from Old French rosé, from Latin Rosa, from Ancient Greek ῥόδον — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
rusettiluistelu (Finnish): rousette skating
Definitions
- rousette skating
Ancestry of “rusettiluistelu”, step by step
rusettiluistelu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish rusetti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | rusetti | bowtie, bow |
| 2 | Swedish | rosett | bow, bowknot |
| 3 | French | rosette | rosette |
| 4 | Middle French | rosette | rosette |
| 5 | Old French | rosete | rosé wine |
| 6 | Old French | rosé | rose |
| 7 | Latin | Rosa | rose |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ῥόδον | rose (usually Rosa gallica) |
| 9 | Old Persian | wurdi | flower |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | wurdiz | fate, destiny |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | wrti- | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
via Finnish luistelu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | luistelu | ice skating |
| 2 | Finnish | luistella | To skate |
| 3 | Finnish | luistaa | to slide; to go, run smoothly or successfully; to... |
| 4 | Finnish | taa | Of movement, behind; a shorter form of taakse |
| 5 | Finnish | taka | the backside; In the expression "omasta takaa"... |
| 6 | Proto-Finnic | taka | back, a place behind |
| 7 | Proto-Uralic | taka | a place behind |