Where does “vessapaperirulla” come from?
vessapaperirulla (Finnish) comes from Finnish vessapaperi, from Finnish paperi, from Old Swedish paper, from Middle Low German papir, from Middle High German papier, from Old French papier, from Old Catalan paper, from Latin papȳrus.
vessapaperirulla (Finnish): toilet roll
Definitions
- toilet roll
Ancestry of “vessapaperirulla”, step by step
vessapaperirulla traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish vessapaperi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vessapaperi | toilet paper |
| 2 | Finnish | paperi | paper; document; ID |
| 3 | Old Swedish | paper | — |
| 4 | Middle Low German | papir | — |
| 5 | Middle High German | papier | — |
| 6 | Old French | papier | to murmur |
| 7 | Old Catalan | paper | paper sheet material typically used for writing on or printing |
| 8 | Latin | papȳrus | papyrus plant |
| 9 | French | -ine | feminine singular of -in; female equivalent of... |
| 10 | French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular -er... |
| 11 | Middle French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular; -ed, -en, -n |
| 12 | Old French | -é | used to form past participles of regular -er... |
| 13 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 14 | Proto-Italic | -ā | Forms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |
via Finnish rulla
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | rulla | roll; roller, as in "roller skates"; reel, as in... |
| 2 | Swedish | rulla | roll; an official or public document; a register;... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | rolla | — |
| 4 | Old French | röeler | to roll |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | rotulo | dative singular of rotulus; ablative singular of... |
| 6 | Latin | rotula | a small wheel; roll |
| 7 | Arabic | رَطْل | — |
| 8 | Classical Syriac | ܪܝܛܠܐ | — |
| 9 | Classical Syriac | ܠܝܛܪܐ | libra, pound |
| 10 | French | litre | litre |
| 11 | Medieval Latin | litra | — |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | λίτρα | litra, a Sicilian silver coin; libra, a unit of... |
| 13 | Proto-Italic | *līðrā | ingot |