Where does “talvitammi” come from?
talvitammi (Finnish) comes from Finnish tammi, from Swedish damspel, from French dame, from Old French dame, from Late Latin domna, from Latin domina, from Latin Dominus, from Latin domus — to build; to arrange, to put together.
talvitammi (Finnish): sessile oak
Definitions
- sessile oak
Ancestry of “talvitammi”, step by step
talvitammi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tammi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tammi | oak; pedunculate oak, "Quercus robur"; checkers,... |
| 2 | Swedish | damspel | checkers |
| 3 | French | dame | A lady; A polite form of address for a woman;... |
| 4 | Old French | dame | lady; woman |
| 5 | Late Latin | domna | lady, mistress |
| 6 | Latin | domina | lady or mistress of the house |
| 7 | Latin | Dominus | the Lord; Lord; The Lord |
| 8 | Latin | domus | house, home; any building or abode; native place,... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | domos | house, home |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dṓm | home; house |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dem- | to build; to arrange, to put together |