Where does “valuuttamarkkinat” come from?
valuuttamarkkinat (Finnish) comes from Finnish markkinat, from Swedish marknad, from Old Norse markaðr, from Old Saxon markat, from Latin marcātus, from Latin mercatus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
valuuttamarkkinat (Finnish): foreign exchange market, forex market
Definitions
- foreign exchange market, forex market
Ancestry of “valuuttamarkkinat”, step by step
valuuttamarkkinat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish markkinat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | markkinat | market; fair, funfair; Nominative plural form... |
| 2 | Swedish | marknad | market; market; organized trading event; market;... |
| 3 | Old Norse | markaðr | market |
| 4 | Old Saxon | markat | — |
| 5 | Latin | marcātus | — |
| 6 | Latin | mercatus | trade, traffic, buying and selling; market,... |
| 7 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |
via Finnish valuutta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | valuutta | currency |
| 2 | Swedish | valuta | a currency |
| 3 | Italian | valuta | third-person singular present indicative of... |
| 4 | Latin | valeō | to have strength, influence, power; to avail |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | walēō | to be strong |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wl̥h₁éh₁yeti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂welh₁- | to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool |