Where does “verbaaliakrobatia” come from?
verbaaliakrobatia (Finnish) comes from Finnish verbaalinen, from Late Latin verbalis, from Latin verbum, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
verbaaliakrobatia (Finnish): verbal acrobatics
Definitions
- verbal acrobatics
Ancestry of “verbaaliakrobatia”, step by step
verbaaliakrobatia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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... |
via Finnish akrobatia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | akrobatia | acrobatics |