Where does “ylösvetovastus” come from?
ylösvetovastus (Finnish) comes from Finnish vastus, from Finnish vasta-, from Finnish vasta, from Swedish kvast, from Old Swedish quaster, from Old Norse kvǫstr, from Proto-Germanic kwastuz, from Proto-Indo-European gʷes- — twig; leafwork.
ylösvetovastus (Finnish): pull-up resistor
Definitions
- pull-up resistor
Ancestry of “ylösvetovastus”, step by step
ylösvetovastus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish vastus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vastus | resistor; resistance; drag |
| 2 | Finnish | vasta- | Expressing opposition or contrast: counter-,... |
| 3 | Finnish | vasta | Expressing delay or that something takes place... |
| 4 | Swedish | kvast | broom; tassel; cyme |
| 5 | Old Swedish | quaster | — |
| 6 | Old Norse | kvǫstr | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | kwastuz | tuft; tassel |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷes- | twig; leafwork |
via Finnish ylösveto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ylösveto | go-around, aborted landing |
| 2 | Finnish | veto | pull; draught/draft of air; stroke of hand, oar... |
| 3 | Latin | veto | I forbid, oppose, veto; I forbid it! I protest! |
| 4 | Latin | voto | dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | wetā(je)- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | weth₂- | to say |