Where does “tertiäärikautinen” come from?
tertiäärikautinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish tertiäärikausi, from Finnish tertiääri, from Swedish tertiär, from Latin tertiārius, from Latin tertius, from Latin trēs, from Proto-Italic trēs, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.
tertiäärikautinen (Finnish): Tertiary
Definitions
- Tertiary
Ancestry of “tertiäärikautinen”, step by step
tertiäärikautinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tertiäärikausi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tertiäärikausi | Tertiary |
| 2 | Finnish | tertiääri | Tertiary |
| 3 | Swedish | tertiär | — |
| 4 | Latin | tertiārius | containing a third part |
| 5 | Latin | tertius | third, the ordinal number after secundus and... |
| 6 | Latin | trēs | three; 3 |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | trēs | three |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | *tréyes | — |
via Finnish inen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | inen | — |