Where does “valumallimestari” come from?
valumallimestari (Finnish) comes from Finnish valumalli, from Finnish malli, from Swedish mall, from Dutch mal, from Old French mole, from Latin modulus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
valumallimestari (Finnish): master patternmaker
Definitions
- master patternmaker
Ancestry of “valumallimestari”, step by step
valumallimestari traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish valumalli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | valumalli | casting pattern replica of the object to be cast, used to form the sand mould cavity into which molten metal is poured during the casting process |
| 2 | Finnish | malli | model, template; model, mannequin; example, a... |
| 3 | Swedish | mall | a template |
| 4 | Dutch | mal | mold, cast; foolish, crazy, lacking common sense |
| 5 | Old French | mole | — |
| 6 | Latin | modulus | a small measure or interval; a module; a water... |
| 7 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
via Finnish mestari
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | mestari | master; expert; champion |
| 2 | Old Swedish | mæstare | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | meistari | — |
| 4 | Middle Low German | meister | — |
| 5 | Old Saxon | mēstar | — |
| 6 | Old French | maistre | master; Master; magister |
| 7 | Latin | magister | teacher; master; a title of the Middle Ages,... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | magisteros | bigger, greater |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂isteros | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂s | big, great |