Where does “stereolaite” come from?

stereolaite (Finnish) comes from Finnish laite, from Finnish laittaa, from Proto-Finnic laittadak, from Proto-Germanic lagjaną, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.

stereolaite (Finnish): stereo device

Definitions

  1. stereo device

Ancestry of “stereolaite”, step by step

stereolaite traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish laite

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaiteapparatus, device; ride
2Finnishlaittaato put, set, place; to prepare food; To criticize
3Proto-Finniclaittadakto put down
4Proto-Germaniclagjanąto lay, to place in a resting position
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie

via Finnish stereo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishstereostereo
2Ancient Greekστερεόςfirm, solid, rigid; standard, of full value;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile
Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →