Where does “sateenkaari” come from?
sateenkaari (Finnish) comes from Finnish Säde, from Proto-Finnic sadek, from Polish -ek, from Polish -ny, from Latin temporālis, from Latin tempus, from Proto-Indo-European tempos, from Proto-Indo-European temp- — to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to...
sateenkaari (Finnish): rainbow
Definitions
- rainbow
Ancestry of “sateenkaari”, step by step
sateenkaari traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish Säde
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Säde | — |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | sadek | precipitation |
| 3 | Polish | -ek | masculine diminutive noun suffix |
| 4 | Polish | -ny | Forms masculine adjectives |
| 5 | Latin | temporālis | of or belonging to time, lasting but for a time, temporary, temporal |
| 6 | Latin | tempus | time, period, age; season; kairos, right time,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | tempos | stretch |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | temp- | to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to... |