Where does “suurnopeusjuna” come from?
suurnopeusjuna (Finnish) comes from Finnish suurnopeus, from Finnish nopeus, from Finnish nopea, from Proto-Finnic nopeda, from Proto-Germanic snapāną, from Proto-Indo-European ksnew-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱes- — to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...
suurnopeusjuna (Finnish): high-speed rail form of transport
Definitions
- high-speed rail form of transport
Ancestry of “suurnopeusjuna”, step by step
suurnopeusjuna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish suurnopeus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | suurnopeus | high speed a high rate of function in technology such as high-speed rail or high-speed photography |
| 2 | Finnish | nopeus | velocity; speed; swiftness, quickness, rapidity |
| 3 | Finnish | nopea | quick, fast, rapid |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | nopeda | fast, quick |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | snapāną | to snap; grab |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ksnew- | to scrape, sharpen |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱes- | to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to... |