Where does “vapaamuurarius” come from?
vapaamuurarius (Finnish) comes from Finnish vapaamuurari, from Finnish muurari, from Swedish murare, from Swedish mura, from Swedish a, from Swedish avlopp, from Swedish lopp, from Swedish löpa.
vapaamuurarius (Finnish): Freemasonry
Definitions
- Freemasonry
Ancestry of “vapaamuurarius”, step by step
vapaamuurarius traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish vapaamuurari
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vapaamuurari | a Freemason |
| 2 | Finnish | muurari | A bricklayer; A mason |
| 3 | Swedish | murare | a mason |
| 4 | Swedish | mura | to brick, to wall (build with bricks) |
| 5 | Swedish | a | from |
| 6 | Swedish | avlopp | a drain; sewage |
| 7 | Swedish | lopp | a race (running competition or (in an extended sense) other speed competition, like in English) |
| 8 | Swedish | löpa | to run along, stretch; to run, to move quickly... |
| 9 | Old Swedish | løpa | to run |
| 10 | Old Norse | hlaupa | to leap, jump, spring |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | hlaupaną | to jump forward, to leap |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | klaup- | — |
via Finnish uus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | uus | Alternative form of uusi |