Where does “tyttölyseo” come from?
tyttölyseo (Finnish) comes from Finnish tyttö, from Finnish tytär, from Proto-Finnic tüt'är, from Proto-Balto-Slavic duktḗ, from Proto-Indo-European dʰugh₂tḗr, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewgʰ- — to produce, to produce something useful; to be...
tyttölyseo (Finnish): all-female lyceum, girls' lyceum
Definitions
- all-female lyceum, girls' lyceum
Ancestry of “tyttölyseo”, step by step
tyttölyseo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tyttö
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tyttö | girl; Synonym of tytär |
| 2 | Finnish | tytär | daughter |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | tüt'är | daughter |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | duktḗ | daughter |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰugh₂tḗr | daughter |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewgʰ- | to produce, to produce something useful; to be... |
via Finnish lyseo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lyseo | lyceum school |
| 2 | German | Lyzeum | a grammar school for girls; a grammar school; a... |
| 3 | Latin | Lyceum | — |
| 4 | Greek | λύκειο | secondary school UK, high school US |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Λύκειον | Lyceum, a gymnasium in Athens at which Aristotle founded a philosophical school |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Ἀπόλλων Λύκειος | Apollo of Lyceus |