Where does “seurakuntalehtori” come from?
seurakuntalehtori (Finnish) comes from Finnish lehtori, from Swedish lektor, from Latin lēctor, from Latin legō, from Latin lēx, from Proto-Italic lēg-, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-s, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
seurakuntalehtori (Finnish): parish lector
Definitions
- parish lector
Ancestry of “seurakuntalehtori”, step by step
seurakuntalehtori traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish lehtori
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lehtori | lecturer |
| 2 | Swedish | lektor | a lecturer, a teacher in university/college or (today less common) gymnasium who has a doctoral degree; in universities/colleges a lektor ranks below professor but above adjunkt |
| 3 | Latin | lēctor | reader |
| 4 | Latin | legō | to collect, gather, bring together, catch |
| 5 | Latin | lēx | a proposition or motion for a law made to the people by a magistrate, a bill |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | lēg- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ-s | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |
via Finnish seurakunta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | seurakunta | A parish; A congregation, parish; Any group of... |
| 2 | Finnish | kunta | municipality, commune; local political division;... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kunta | community; group of people |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | kunta | — |