Where does “slapstickelokuva” come from?
slapstickelokuva (Finnish) comes from Finnish slapstick, from English slapstick, from Italian batacchio, from Vulgar Latin battuaculum, from Latin battuere, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēdʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰedʰ- — to bend, to press; to stab, dig; to dig.
slapstickelokuva (Finnish): slapstick movie, slapstick film
Definitions
- slapstick movie, slapstick film
Ancestry of “slapstickelokuva”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | slapstick | slapstick |
| 2 | English | slapstick | A style of humor focusing on physical comedy,... |
| 3 | Italian | batacchio | clapper; knocker; dick, cock, prick |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | battuaculum | — |
| 5 | Latin | battuere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēdʰ- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰedʰ- | to bend, to press; to stab, dig; to dig |