Where does “verrokkiaineisto” come from?
verrokkiaineisto (Finnish) comes from Finnish verrokki, from Finnish verrata, from Finnish verta, from Proto-Finnic verta, from Proto-Germanic werþaz, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
verrokkiaineisto (Finnish): control data data or material used as a control or point of comparison in a scientific study
Definitions
- control data data or material used as a control or point of comparison in a scientific study
Ancestry of “verrokkiaineisto”, step by step
verrokkiaineisto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish verrokki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | verrokki | something that is compared to something similar;... |
| 2 | Finnish | verrata | to compare, contrast |
| 3 | Finnish | verta | match equal or superior in comparison now mostly used in a number of idiomatic expressions |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | verta | match equal or superior in comparison |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | werþaz | worthy, valuable |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |