Where does “spagettiolkain” come from?
spagettiolkain (Finnish) comes from Finnish spagetti, from Italian spaghetti, from Italian spaghetto, from Italian -etto, from English -et, from Middle English -et, from Old French -et, from Latin -ātus — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.
spagettiolkain (Finnish): spaghetti strap
Definitions
- spaghetti strap
Ancestry of “spagettiolkain”, step by step
spagettiolkain traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish spagetti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | spagetti | spaghetti |
| 2 | Italian | spaghetti | plural of spaghetto; a dish of spaghetti; fine... |
| 3 | Italian | spaghetto | strand of spaghetti; a dish of spaghetti; fright |
| 4 | Italian | -etto | Alterative suffix used to form melioratives,... |
| 5 | English | -et | Used to form diminutives, loosely construed |
| 6 | Middle English | -et | Forms diminutive nouns from nouns; in some words,... |
| 7 | Old French | -et | Used to form a diminutive, masculine noun;... |
| 8 | Latin | -ātus | ed |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -ātos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂tos | Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality |