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Where does “sylinteri” come from?

sylinteri (Finnish) comes from Swedish cylinder, from German Zylinder, from Latin cylindrus, from Ancient Greek κύλινδρος, from Ancient Greek κυλίνδω — I roll, turn over.

sylinteri (Finnish): cylinder

Definitions

  1. cylinder

Ancestry of “sylinteri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishcylindera cylinder; a top hat
2GermanZylindercylinder; top hat
3Latincylindruscylinder; a roller; a cylindrical stone for...
4Ancient Greekκύλινδροςround stone, tumbler, marble; roller, cylinder;...
5Ancient GreekκυλίνδωI roll, turn over

Words derived from “sylinteri”

  • sylinterilohko
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