Etymology Explorer › FinnishWhere does “siviiliammatti” come from? siviiliammatti (Finnish) comes from Finnish ammatti, from Middle Low German ambacht, from Old Saxon ambaht, from Proto-Germanic ambahtaz, from Gaulish ambaxtos, from Proto-Celtic ambaxtos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.
siviiliammatti (Finnish): civilian occupation, civilian profession
Definitions civilian occupation, civilian profession Ancestry of “siviiliammatti”, step by step siviiliammatti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish ammatti Step Language Word Meaning 1 Finnish ammatti profession, vocation, occupation; professional,... 2 Middle Low German ambacht — 3 Old Saxon ambaht service 4 Proto-Germanic ambahtaz servant 5 Gaulish ambaxtos vassal, high-ranking servant 6 Proto-Celtic ambaxtos servant 7 Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- to drive
via Finnish siviili Step Language Word Meaning 1 Finnish siviili civilian 2 Old French civil — 3 Latin cīvīlis — 4 Latin -ilis -ile 5 Proto-Italic -elis — 6 Proto-Indo-European -elis — 7 Proto-Indo-European -lós Forms agent nouns from verbal roots