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Where does “takaisinmallintaa” come from?

takaisinmallintaa (Finnish) comes from Finnish mallintaa, from Finnish malli, from Swedish mall, from Dutch mal, from Old French mole, from Latin modulus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

takaisinmallintaa (Finnish): To reverse-engineer

Definitions

  1. To reverse-engineer

Ancestry of “takaisinmallintaa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmallintaato model; Third-person singular indicative...
2Finnishmallimodel, template; model, mannequin; example, a...
3Swedishmalla template
4Dutchmalmold, cast; foolish, crazy, lacking common sense
5Old Frenchmole—
6Latinmodulusa small measure or interval; a module; a water...
7Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
8Proto-Italic-olos—
9Proto-Italic-elos—
10Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
11Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “takaisinmallintaa”

  • takaisinmallinnus
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