Where does “teemapuisto” come from?

teemapuisto (Finnish) comes from Finnish teema, from Latin thema, from Ancient Greek θέμα, from Ancient Greek τίθημι, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

teemapuisto (Finnish): theme park

Definitions

  1. theme park

Ancestry of “teemapuisto”, step by step

teemapuisto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish teema

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishteematheme; subject
2Latinthematheme, topic; the alignment of celestial bodies...
3Ancient GreekθέμαThat which is placed or laid down; Something...
4Ancient GreekτίθημιI put, place, set; I make, cause to be; I make
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

via Finnish puisto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuistopark
2Finnishpuutree; wood
3Proto-Finnicpuutree
4Proto-Uralicpuwetree, wood
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁-Every word from Ancient Greek τίθημιEvery word from Ancient Greek θέμα
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