Where does “vastapainokatapultti” come from?
vastapainokatapultti (Finnish) comes from Finnish katapultti, from Swedish katapult, from Latin catapulta, from Ancient Greek καταπέλτης, from Ancient Greek κατά, from Ancient Greek καταστερίζω, from Ancient Greek ἀστήρ, from Proto-Hellenic astḗr — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.
vastapainokatapultti (Finnish): trebuchet
Definitions
- trebuchet
Ancestry of “vastapainokatapultti”, step by step
vastapainokatapultti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish katapultti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | katapultti | catapult |
| 2 | Swedish | katapult | a catapult |
| 3 | Latin | catapulta | a catapult |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | καταπέλτης | Literary form of κᾰτᾰπᾰ́λτης |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κατά | |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | καταστερίζω | to place among the stars; I put among the stars |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἀστήρ | a celestial body; illustrious person; starfish |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | astḗr | star |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂stḗr | star |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs- | to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth |
via Finnish vastapaino
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vastapaino | counterweight, counterbalance |
| 2 | Finnish | vasta- | Expressing opposition or contrast: counter-,... |
| 3 | Finnish | vasta | Expressing delay or that something takes place... |
| 4 | Swedish | kvast | broom; tassel; cyme |
| 5 | Old Swedish | quaster | — |
| 6 | Old Norse | kvǫstr | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | kwastuz | tuft; tassel |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷes- | twig; leafwork |