Where does “tammipuinen” come from?
tammipuinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish tammipuu, from Finnish tammi, from Swedish damspel, from French dame, from Old French dame, from Late Latin domna, from Latin domina, from Latin Dominus — to build; to arrange, to put together.
tammipuinen (Finnish): oak, oaken made of oak wood
Definitions
- oak, oaken made of oak wood
Ancestry of “tammipuinen”, step by step
tammipuinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tammipuu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tammipuu | oak tree |
| 2 | Finnish | tammi | oak; pedunculate oak, "Quercus robur"; checkers,... |
| 3 | Swedish | damspel | checkers |
| 4 | French | dame | A lady; A polite form of address for a woman;... |
| 5 | Old French | dame | lady; woman |
| 6 | Late Latin | domna | lady, mistress |
| 7 | Latin | domina | lady or mistress of the house |
| 8 | Latin | Dominus | the Lord; Lord; The Lord |
| 9 | Latin | domus | house, home; any building or abode; native place,... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | domos | house, home |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dṓm | home; house |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | dem- | to build; to arrange, to put together |
via Finnish inen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | inen | — |