Where does “verbaaliakrobaatti” come from?
verbaaliakrobaatti (Finnish) comes from Finnish akrobaatti, from Ancient Greek ἀκροβάτης, from Ancient Greek βαίνω, from Proto-Hellenic gʷəňňō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷm̥yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
verbaaliakrobaatti (Finnish): verbal acrobat
Definitions
- verbal acrobat
Ancestry of “verbaaliakrobaatti”, step by step
verbaaliakrobaatti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish akrobaatti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | akrobaatti | acrobat |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἀκροβάτης | acrobat |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | βαίνω | to go, step, move on foot; to mount; to depart,... |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | gʷəňňō | to go, to step |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷm̥yéti | to come |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Finnish verbaalinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | verbaalinen | verbal |
| 2 | Late Latin | verbalis | belonging to a word; wordy, verbal |
| 3 | Latin | verbum | word; proverb, saying; verb |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |