Where does “sekuntikello” come from?

sekuntikello (Finnish) comes from Finnish sekunti, from Swedish sekund, from Latin secunda, from Latin secundus, from Latin sequor, from Proto-Italic sekʷōr, from Proto-Indo-European sékʷetor, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

sekuntikello (Finnish): stopwatch

Definitions

  1. stopwatch

Ancestry of “sekuntikello”, step by step

sekuntikello traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sekunti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsekuntisecond
2Swedishsekundsecond
3Latinsecundainflection of secundus: ## feminine...
4Latinsecundussecond, the ordinal number after prīmus and...
5LatinsequorI follow, come or go after
6Proto-Italicsekʷōrfollow, come/go after
7Proto-Indo-Europeansékʷetorto be following
8Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

via Finnish kello

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkelloclock; o'clock; time
2Proto-Finnickello—
3Proto-Germanicskellǭbell
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḱel-to be obligated, owe
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sékʷetor →Every word from Proto-Italic sekʷōr →