Where does “uimahyppytorni” come from?
uimahyppytorni (Finnish) comes from Finnish torni, from Swedish torn, from English turn, from Middle English turnen, from Old French torner, from Latin tornō, from Latin tornus, from Ancient Greek τόρνος — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.
uimahyppytorni (Finnish): diving tower
Definitions
- diving tower
Ancestry of “uimahyppytorni”, step by step
uimahyppytorni traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish torni
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | torni | tower; spire; rook |
| 2 | Swedish | torn | tower; rook; thorn |
| 3 | English | turn | "to make a non-linear physical movement."; "To... |
| 4 | Middle English | turnen | to turn |
| 5 | Old French | torner | to turn; to return; to go back |
| 6 | Latin | tornō | to turn |
| 7 | Latin | tornus | A turner's wheel, lathe; A potter's wheel |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | τόρνος | A tool similar to a pair of compasses used to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | torh₂no- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |
via Finnish uimahyppy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | uimahyppy | diving or an act of the same |
| 2 | Finnish | hyppy | jump; leap; vault |
| 3 | Finnish | hypätä | To jump, leap |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | hüp'äit'äk | to jump, to leap |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | huppōną | to move up and down; hop |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱewb- | briar, thorn |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱew- | skin, colour of the skin; to shine; bright; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷṓws | cattle |