Where does “volttihyppy” come from?
volttihyppy (Finnish) comes from Finnish voltti, from Swedish volt, from German Volte, from French volte, from Italian volta, from Vulgar Latin volta, from Latin volatus, from Latin volō — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.
volttihyppy (Finnish): jumping somersault
Definitions
- jumping somersault
Ancestry of “volttihyppy”, step by step
volttihyppy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish voltti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | voltti | somersault; frontflip; volt |
| 2 | Swedish | volt | a somersault; a jump where one turns one or more... |
| 3 | German | Volte | volt, volte; maneuver, move; magical cut |
| 4 | French | volte | — |
| 5 | Italian | volta | time, instance, occasion; turn; vault |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | volta | nominative/accusative/vocative plural of voltum |
| 7 | Latin | volatus | flown, having been flown; flying; flight |
| 8 | Latin | volō | to wish, to please |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | gʷelāō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelh₁-éh₂-ye-ti | to throw, raise the arm |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |
via Finnish hyppy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hyppy | jump; leap; vault |
| 2 | Finnish | hypätä | To jump, leap |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | hüp'äit'äk | to jump, to leap |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | huppōną | to move up and down; hop |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱewb- | briar, thorn |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱew- | skin, colour of the skin; to shine; bright; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷṓws | cattle |