Where does “vetoketju” come from?
vetoketju (Finnish) comes from Finnish veto, from Latin veto, from Latin voto, from Proto-Italic wetā(je)-, from Proto-Indo-European weth₂- — to say.
vetoketju (Finnish): zip fastener, zip, zipper
Definitions
- zip fastener, zip, zipper
Ancestry of “vetoketju”, step by step
vetoketju traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish veto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | veto | pull; draught/draft of air; stroke of hand, oar... |
| 2 | Latin | veto | I forbid, oppose, veto; I forbid it! I protest! |
| 3 | Latin | voto | dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | wetā(je)- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | weth₂- | to say |
via Finnish ketju
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ketju | chain; necklace; line |
| 2 | Swedish | kedja | chain; chain; a series of interconnected things;... |
| 3 | Latin | catēna | chain |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kat- | cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave... |
Words derived from “vetoketju”