Where does “ykköstenori” come from?

ykköstenori (Finnish) comes from Finnish tenori, from Swedish tenor, from Italian tenore, from Latin tenor, from Latin -or, from Proto-Italic -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -oss — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

ykköstenori (Finnish): first tenor tenor whose register covers the higher end of the tenor range

Definitions

  1. first tenor tenor whose register covers the higher end of the tenor range

Ancestry of “ykköstenori”, step by step

ykköstenori traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tenori

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtenoritenor
2Swedishtenor
3Italiantenoretone; tenor; standard
4Latintenora holding on, continuance, course, career,...
5Latin-orused to form a third-declension masculine...
6Proto-Italic-ōsCreates masculine action nouns or result nouns...
7Proto-Indo-European-ōsCreates masculine and feminine action nouns or...
8Proto-Indo-European-oss
9Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

via Finnish ykkönen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishykkönenone; unit, the number one; first
2Finnish-nenForms diminutives nouns or terms expressing...
3Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
4Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
5Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -os
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