Where does “vetovaijeri” come from?
vetovaijeri (Finnish) comes from Finnish vaijeri, from Swedish vajer, from English wire, from Middle English wir, from Old English wīr, from English myrtle, from Old French myrte, from Latin myrtus.
vetovaijeri (Finnish): pull wire wire used for pulling
Definitions
- pull wire wire used for pulling
Ancestry of “vetovaijeri”, step by step
vetovaijeri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish vaijeri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vaijeri | wire rope; cable |
| 2 | Swedish | vajer | A wire rope or steel cable |
| 3 | English | wire | Metal formed into a thin, even thread, now... |
| 4 | Middle English | wir | — |
| 5 | Old English | wīr | wire, metal thread, wire-ornament |
| 6 | English | myrtle | An evergreen shrub or small tree of the genus... |
| 7 | Old French | myrte | — |
| 8 | Latin | myrtus | myrtle |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | μύρτος | myrtle; twig or spray of myrtle |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | μυρίκη | tamarisk |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | -ίκη | — |