Where does “vilpas” come from?
vilpas (Finnish) comes from Finnish Filippus, from Latin Philippus, from Ancient Greek φίλιππος, from Ancient Greek φιλέω, from Ancient Greek ἀτέλεια, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥- — together, one.
vilpas (Finnish): cool, fresh; lively
Definitions
- cool, fresh; lively
Ancestry of “vilpas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Filippus | Philip biblical apostle |
| 2 | Latin | Philippus | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | φίλιππος | fond of horses |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | φιλέω | I love, like, regard highly; I treat kindly,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀτέλεια | exemption from public burdens, immunity |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |