Where does “spiraalivaltimo” come from?

spiraalivaltimo (Finnish) comes from Finnish spiraali, from Medieval Latin spiralis, from Latin spira, from French trompe, from Middle French trompe, from Old French trompe, from Frankish trumpa — trump, trumpet; trumpet.

spiraalivaltimo (Finnish): spiral artery

Definitions

  1. spiral artery

Ancestry of “spiraalivaltimo”, step by step

spiraalivaltimo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish spiraali

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishspiraalispiral
2Medieval Latinspiralisspiraling
3LatinspiraA thing that is coiled, twisted, or wound; A...
4Frenchtrompetrumpet; trunk of an elephant; squinch
5Middle Frenchtrompe—
6Old Frenchtrompetrump, trumpet; horn, trump, trumpet
7Frankishtrumpatrump, trumpet; trumpet

via Finnish valtimo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvaltimoartery
2Finnishvalta-main, principal
Every word from Frankish trumpa →Every word from Old French trompe →Every word from Middle French trompe →