Where does “veteraaniurheilu” come from?
veteraaniurheilu (Finnish) comes from Finnish veteraani, from Middle French vétéran, from Latin veterānus, from Latin vetus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
veteraaniurheilu (Finnish): veteran sports
Definitions
- veteran sports
Ancestry of “veteraaniurheilu”, step by step
veteraaniurheilu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish veteraani
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | veteraani | veteran, old-timer |
| 2 | Middle French | vétéran | — |
| 3 | Latin | veterānus | old, veteran |
| 4 | Latin | vetus | old, aged, elderly, ancient; long-standing;... |
| 5 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |
via Finnish urheilu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | urheilu | sports, athletics; sport; sporting, sports |
| 2 | Finnish | urheilla | to participate in sport or sports; to exercise;... |
| 3 | Finnish | -illa | Forms . The resulting verb often describes a more... |
| 4 | Finnish | -ella | Forms . The resulting verb often describes a more... |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | -eldak | Forms frequentative verbs |
| 6 | Proto-Uralic | -le- | — |