Where does “siunauskappeli” come from?
siunauskappeli (Finnish) comes from Finnish kappeli, from Swedish kapell, from Old Swedish cappell, from Medieval Latin cappella, from Latin cāppa, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput — to seize, hold.
siunauskappeli (Finnish): cemetery chapel
Definitions
- cemetery chapel
Ancestry of “siunauskappeli”, step by step
siunauskappeli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kappeli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kappeli | chapel |
| 2 | Swedish | kapell | a chapel |
| 3 | Old Swedish | cappell | — |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | cappella | — |
| 5 | Latin | cāppa | cape, cloak |
| 6 | Latin | caput | head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |
via Finnish siunaus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | siunaus | blessing |
| 2 | Finnish | siunata | to bless |
| 3 | Old Swedish | sighna | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | signa | to sink, slide down; to bless; to sign with the... |
| 5 | Latin | signō | to mark, sign |
| 6 | Latin | signum | visible indication: sign, mark, signal; seal,... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | seknom | sign |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |