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Where does “valenivel” come from?

valenivel (Finnish) comes from Finnish nivel, from Finnish niveljalkainen, from New Latin Arthropoda, from Ancient Greek ἄρθρον, from Ancient Greek ἀραρίσκω, from Ancient Greek -σκω, from Proto-Indo-European -sḱéti — Forms durative or iterative imperfective verbs...

valenivel (Finnish): pseudarthrosis, false joint

Definitions

  1. pseudarthrosis, false joint

Ancestry of “valenivel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishniveljoint; articulation
2FinnishniveljalkainenAn arthropod
3New LatinArthropoda—
4Ancient Greekἄρθρονjoint; limb; articulation
5Ancient Greekἀραρίσκωjoin, fasten; fit together, construct; fit,...
6Ancient Greek-σκωPrimitive suffix used to form present-tense...
7Proto-Indo-European-sḱétiForms durative or iterative imperfective verbs...
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