Where does “veikkausrivi” come from?
veikkausrivi (Finnish) comes from Finnish veikkaus, from Finnish veikata, from Finnish veikka, from Finnish veto, from Latin veto, from Latin voto, from Proto-Italic wetā(je)-, from Proto-Indo-European weth₂- — to say.
veikkausrivi (Finnish): betting line
Definitions
- betting line
Ancestry of “veikkausrivi”, step by step
veikkausrivi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish veikkaus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | veikkaus | guess; football pool, pools; sweep |
| 2 | Finnish | veikata | to guess, bet, be one's bet; to play football... |
| 3 | Finnish | veikka | guy, bloke |
| 4 | Finnish | veto | pull; draught/draft of air; stroke of hand, oar... |
| 5 | Latin | veto | I forbid, oppose, veto; I forbid it! I protest! |
| 6 | Latin | voto | dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | wetā(je)- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | weth₂- | to say |
via Finnish rivi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | rivi | row, line; line; rank |