Where does “varrasgrilli” come from?
varrasgrilli (Finnish) comes from Finnish grilli, from English grill, from English griller, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō — he, she.
varrasgrilli (Finnish): rotisserie device, roasting rotating broiler
Definitions
- rotisserie device, roasting rotating broiler
Ancestry of “varrasgrilli”, step by step
varrasgrilli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish grilli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | grilli | grill, barbeque, barbecue; grill room, grillroom,... |
| 2 | English | grill | A grating; a grid of wire or a sheet of material... |
| 3 | English | griller | One who, or that which, grills; Food suitable for... |
| 4 | English | -er | A person or thing that does an action indicated... |
| 5 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 6 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 7 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 12 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |