Where does “tohtoripromootio” come from?
tohtoripromootio (Finnish) comes from Finnish promootio, from Latin prōmōtiō, from Latin promoveo, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
tohtoripromootio (Finnish): doctoral commencement, doctoral conferment
Definitions
- doctoral commencement, doctoral conferment
Ancestry of “tohtoripromootio”, step by step
tohtoripromootio traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish promootio
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | promootio | promotion ceremony, conferment, commencement in Finnish universities, a ceremony to honour those who have graduated as doctors since the previous ceremony; the frequency depends on local traditions |
| 2 | Latin | prōmōtiō | — |
| 3 | Latin | promoveo | I move forward, cause to advance, push onward,... |
| 4 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Finnish tohtori
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tohtori | doctor; physician |
| 2 | Swedish | doktor | doctor; physician; doctor; person who has... |
| 3 | Latin | doctor | teacher, instructor; catechist |
| 4 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |