Where does “voidetuubi” come from?
voidetuubi (Finnish) comes from Finnish tuubi, from Swedish tub, from English tube, from Middle French tube, from Latin tubus, from Latin tuba — A long trumpet over 1 meter in length; tube.
voidetuubi (Finnish): tube of ointment, ointment tube
Definitions
- tube of ointment, ointment tube
Ancestry of “voidetuubi”, step by step
voidetuubi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tuubi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tuubi | tube approximately cylindrical container, usually with a crimped end and a screw top, e.g. for toothpaste or ointment |
| 2 | Swedish | tub | a tube (container) |
| 3 | English | tube | Anything that is hollow and cylindrical in shape;... |
| 4 | Middle French | tube | conduit; canal; pipe |
| 5 | Latin | tubus | tube, pipe; trumpet used at sacrifices |
| 6 | Latin | tuba | A long trumpet over 1 meter in length; tube |