Where does “stepata” come from?
stepata (Finnish) comes from Finnish steppi, from German Steppe, from Ukrainian степ, from English step, from English stepchild, from Middle English stepchild, from Old English stēopċild, from Old English ċild — to swallow; swallow.
stepata (Finnish): to tap dance, step dance
Definitions
- to tap dance, step dance
Ancestry of “stepata”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | steppi | tap dance; Synonym of aro |
| 2 | German | Steppe | steppe grassland |
| 3 | Ukrainian | степ | steppe; tap dance |
| 4 | English | step | An advance or movement made from one foot to the... |
| 5 | English | stepchild | The child of one's spouse but not one's own; A... |
| 6 | Middle English | stepchild | stepchild child of a spouse |
| 7 | Old English | stēopċild | stepchild |
| 8 | Old English | ċild | child, youth; fetus; female baby; child |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | kelþaz | fetus; newborn; infant; child |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵelt- | womb |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵel- | to swallow; swallow |