Where does “varieteetaiteilija” come from?
varieteetaiteilija (Finnish) comes from German Varietee, from French variété, from Middle French varieté, from Latin varietās, from Latin varius, from Latin vārus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wer-, from Proto-Indo-European wēr- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
varieteetaiteilija (Finnish): variety artist, variety entertainer, variety performer
Definitions
- variety artist, variety entertainer, variety performer
Ancestry of “varieteetaiteilija”, step by step
varieteetaiteilija traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Varietee
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Varietee | variety theater |
| 2 | French | variété | variety; type, genre; manifold |
| 3 | Middle French | varieté | variety |
| 4 | Latin | varietās | difference, diversity, variety |
| 5 | Latin | varius | diverse, different, various, variegated |
| 6 | Latin | vārus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wer- | to lift up; to moisten; to flow; to raise, hang |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |