Where does “vatupassi” come from?
vatupassi (Finnish) comes from Swedish vattenpass, from Swedish pass, from German Paß, from French passeport, from French port, from French porter, from English porter, from Middle English porter — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.
vatupassi (Finnish): spirit level, bubble level
Definitions
- spirit level, bubble level
Ancestry of “vatupassi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | vattenpass | bubble level |
| 2 | Swedish | pass | passport; place which you pass or is passing;... |
| 3 | German | Paß | — |
| 4 | French | passeport | passport |
| 5 | French | port | port, harbour; port, harbour city; refuge |
| 6 | French | porter | to carry; to support, to bear; to wear |
| 7 | English | porter | A person who carries luggage and related objects;... |
| 8 | Middle English | porter | — |
| 9 | Old French | portour | carrier; bearer |
| 10 | Old French | porter | to carry; to carry a child |
| 11 | Old French | -ment | Used to form adverbs, most of the time equivalent... |
| 12 | Latin | -mentum | instrument, medium, or result of; e.g.... |
| 13 | Latin | -menta | nominative plural of -mentum; accusative plural... |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |