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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

  1. to tap dance, step dance

Ancestry of “stepata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsteppitap dance; Synonym of aro
2GermanSteppesteppe
3Ukrainianстепsteppe; tap dance
4EnglishstepAn advance or movement made from one foot to the...
5EnglishstepchildThe child of one's spouse but not one's own; A...
6Middle Englishstepchild—
7Old Englishstēopċildstepchild
8Old Englishċildchild, youth; fetus; female baby; child
9Proto-Germanickelþazfetus; newborn; infant; child
10Proto-Indo-Europeanǵelt-womb
11Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow

Words derived from “stepata”

  • steppaaja
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