Where does “siltamateriaali” come from?
siltamateriaali (Finnish) comes from Finnish materiaali, from Late Latin materialis, from Latin māteria, from Latin māter, from Proto-Italic mātēr, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr — mother.
siltamateriaali (Finnish): bridge material
Definitions
- bridge material
Ancestry of “siltamateriaali”, step by step
siltamateriaali traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish materiaali
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | materiaali | material |
| 2 | Late Latin | materialis | material |
| 3 | Latin | māteria | matter; material; component stuff; substance |
| 4 | Latin | māter | mother female parent |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | mātēr | mother |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | méh₂tēr | mother |