Where does “vuoristorata” come from?
vuoristorata (Finnish) comes from Finnish vuoristo, from Finnish vuori, from Proto-Finnic voori, from Estonian voor, from Middle Low German vore, from Old Saxon fora, from Proto-West Germanic forē, from Proto-Germanic furai — passed , crossed.
vuoristorata (Finnish): A roller coaster, rollercoaster or big dipper
Definitions
- A roller coaster, rollercoaster or big dipper
Ancestry of “vuoristorata”, step by step
vuoristorata traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish vuoristo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vuoristo | A mountain range; Especially in proper names also... |
| 2 | Finnish | vuori | mountain; a high hill; lining |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | voori | large hill |
| 4 | Estonian | voor | drumlin, an oval ridge formed under glacier ice;... |
| 5 | Middle Low German | vore | — |
| 6 | Old Saxon | fora | before, against |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | forē | before, in front of |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | furai | before, in front of; before, in front |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Finnish Rata
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Rata | The former (Finnish) Financial Supervision Authority authority supervising financial markets and participants; merged with another authority in 2009 |
| 2 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *rata | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | tradō | way; track; spoor |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | der- | to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to... |