Where does “saostusallas” come from?
saostusallas (Finnish) comes from Finnish saostus, from Finnish saostaa, from Finnish sako, from Finnish sakea, from Proto-Finnic sakeda, from Latvian keda, from Portuguese quedar, from Old Portuguese quedar — to rest; rest, peace.
saostusallas (Finnish): settling tank, precipitation tank
Definitions
- settling tank, precipitation tank
Ancestry of “saostusallas”, step by step
saostusallas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish saostus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | saostus | precipitation; thickening |
| 2 | Finnish | saostaa | to precipitate |
| 3 | Finnish | sako | Synonym of sakka |
| 4 | Finnish | sakea | thick; Partitive singular form of sake |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | sakeda | thick |
| 6 | Latvian | keda | sports boot; sports shoe; sneaker |
| 7 | Portuguese | quedar | to stay quiet or still; to linger; to stay; to... |
| 8 | Old Portuguese | quedar | — |
| 9 | Vulgar Latin | queto | — |
| 10 | Late Latin | quieto | to quiet; acquit, discharge, release; to quiet,... |
| 11 | Latin | quieto | to quiet, calm |
| 12 | Latin | quietor | I calm, quiet |
| 13 | Latin | quietus | at rest/nap, quiet, keeping quiet; peaceful,... |
| 14 | Latin | quiescere | present active infinitive of quiēscō; to keep... |
| 15 | Latin | quiesco | I rest, sleep, repose; I cause to cease, stop,... |
| 16 | Latin | quies | rest, repose, quiet, calm, lull; dream;... |
| 17 | Proto-Italic | kʷiētis | — |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷyéh₁tis | — |
| 19 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷyeh₁- | to rest; rest, peace |