Where does “takavetoisuus” come from?

takavetoisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish takavetoinen, from Finnish takaveto, from Finnish veto, from Latin veto, from Latin voto, from Proto-Italic wetā(je)-, from Proto-Indo-European weth₂- — to say.

takavetoisuus (Finnish): rear-wheel drive

Definitions

  1. rear-wheel drive

Ancestry of “takavetoisuus”, step by step

takavetoisuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish takavetoinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtakavetoinenrear-wheel drive
2Finnishtakavetorear-wheel drive
3Finnishvetopull; draught/draft of air; stroke of hand, oar...
4LatinvetoI forbid, oppose, veto; I forbid it! I protest!
5Latinvotodative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of...
6Proto-Italicwetā(je)-
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweth₂-to say

via Finnish uus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishuusAlternative form of uusi
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weth₂-Every word from Proto-Italic wetā(je)-Every word from Latin voto
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