Where does “sprinklerilaitteisto” come from?
sprinklerilaitteisto (Finnish) comes from Finnish sprinkleri, from English sprinkler, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti — he, she.
sprinklerilaitteisto (Finnish): sprinkler system; sprinkler equipment
Definitions
- sprinkler system; sprinkler equipment
Ancestry of “sprinklerilaitteisto”, step by step
sprinklerilaitteisto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish sprinkleri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sprinkleri | sprinkler, fire sprinkler |
| 2 | English | sprinkler | Anything that sprinkles; An irrigation device... |
| 3 | English | -er | A person or thing that does an action indicated... |
| 4 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 5 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 6 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Finnish laitteisto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | laitteisto | hardware, apparatus, equipment |
| 2 | Finnish | laite | apparatus, device; ride |
| 3 | Finnish | laittaa | to put, set, place; to prepare food; To criticize |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | laittadak | to put down |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | lagjaną | to lay, to place in a resting position |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | legʰ- | to lie |