Where does “volttaaminen” come from?
volttaaminen (Finnish) comes from Finnish voltata, from Finnish voltti, from Swedish volt, from German Volte, from French volte, from Italian volta, from Vulgar Latin volta, from Latin volatus — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.
Ancestry of “volttaaminen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | voltata | to somersault |
| 2 | Finnish | voltti | somersault; frontflip; volt |
| 3 | Swedish | volt | a somersault; a jump where one turns one or more... |
| 4 | German | Volte | volt, volte; maneuver, move; magical cut |
| 5 | French | volte | — |
| 6 | Italian | volta | time, instance, occasion; turn; vault |
| 7 | Vulgar Latin | volta | nominative/accusative/vocative plural of voltum |
| 8 | Latin | volatus | flown, having been flown; flying; flight |
| 9 | Latin | volō | to wish, to please |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | gʷelāō | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelh₁-éh₂-ye-ti | to throw, raise the arm |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |