Where does “tantieemi” come from?
tantieemi (Finnish) comes from French tantième, from French tant, from Old French tant, from Latin tantus, from Latin tam, from Proto-Indo-European téh₂m, from Proto-Indo-European séh₂, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.
tantieemi (Finnish): tantième share of profits paid to the management or to the board of directors under a profit sharing scheme
Definitions
- tantième share of profits paid to the management or to the board of directors under a profit sharing scheme
Ancestry of “tantieemi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | tantième | percentage, proportion |
| 2 | French | tant | so much; so many |
| 3 | Old French | tant | so much, so many; so much; such |
| 4 | Latin | tantus | of such size, of such measure; so much, so great |
| 5 | Latin | tam | so, so much, to such an extent, to such a degree |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | téh₂m | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | séh₂ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | só | this; that |