Where does “verkkoadressi” come from?
verkkoadressi (Finnish) comes from Finnish adressi, from Russian а́дрес, from Polish adres, from French adresse, from English address, from Middle English adressen, from Middle English dressen, from Old French drecier — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
verkkoadressi (Finnish): online petition
Definitions
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Ancestry of “verkkoadressi”, step by step
verkkoadressi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish adressi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | adressi | petition, address |
| 2 | Russian | а́дрес | the recipient or direction of a statement, claim, allegation etc |
| 3 | Polish | adres | address |
| 4 | French | adresse | address; skill, adroitness; first-person singular... |
| 5 | English | address | "Direction."; "Preparation."; To prepare oneself |
| 6 | Middle English | adressen | to raise erect, adorn |
| 7 | Middle English | dressen | To direct or aim oneself |
| 8 | Old French | drecier | to stand up; to get on one's feet |
| 9 | Vulgar Latin | directiare | — |
| 10 | Latin | dīrectus | laid straight, arranged in lines, having been arranged in lines |
| 11 | Latin | dīrigō | to lay straight; arrange in lines (especially in military contexts) |
| 12 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 13 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 14 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 15 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |