Where does “sylinteritilavuus” come from?
sylinteritilavuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish tilavuus, from Finnish tilava, from Finnish tila, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.
sylinteritilavuus (Finnish): cylinder capacity
Definitions
- cylinder capacity
Ancestry of “sylinteritilavuus”, step by step
sylinteritilavuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tilavuus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tilavuus | volume; capacity |
| 2 | Finnish | tilava | spacious, roomy |
| 3 | Finnish | tila | state; condition; Short for maatila |
| 4 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 5 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 6 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |
via Finnish sylinteri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sylinteri | cylinder |
| 2 | Swedish | cylinder | a cylinder; a top hat |
| 3 | German | Zylinder | cylinder; top hat |
| 4 | Latin | cylindrus | cylinder; a roller; a cylindrical stone for... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κύλινδρος | round stone, tumbler, marble; roller, cylinder;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κυλίνδω | I roll, turn over |