Where does “tilitysromaani” come from?
tilitysromaani (Finnish) comes from Finnish tilitys, from Finnish tilittää, from Finnish tili, from Old Saxon thili, from Proto-Germanic þiljǭ, from Proto-Indo-European tel- — flat; board, plank; to be still; to build.
tilitysromaani (Finnish): a (usually autobiographical) novel in which one speaks their mind through writing
Definitions
- a (usually autobiographical) novel in which one speaks their mind through writing
Ancestry of “tilitysromaani”, step by step
tilitysromaani traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tilitys
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tilitys | presentation of accounts, settlement of accounts, rendering an account |
| 2 | Finnish | tilittää | to account for, account, report; to recount,... |
| 3 | Finnish | tili | account |
| 4 | Old Saxon | thili | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | þiljǭ | board; plank; floorboard; flooring; deck |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tel- | flat; board, plank; to be still; to build |