Where does “vara-amiraali” come from?

vara-amiraali (Finnish) comes from Finnish amiraali, from Swedish amiral, from French amiral, from Old French amiral, from Latin amiralis, from Latin -ālis, from Proto-Italic -ālis — forms relational adjectives.

vara-amiraali (Finnish): An officer rank in the Finnish navy. The official...

Definitions

  1. An officer rank in the Finnish navy. The official...

Ancestry of “vara-amiraali”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishamiraaliadmiral; red admiral, "Vanessa atalanta"
2Swedishamiralan admiral
3Frenchamiralof or belonging to an admiral; admiral
4Old Frenchamiraladmiral
5Latinamiralis—
6Latin-ālis—
7Proto-Italic-ālisforms relational adjectives
Every word from Proto-Italic -ālis →Every word from Latin -ālis →Every word from Latin amiralis →