Where does “yliluutnantti” come from?
yliluutnantti (Finnish) comes from Finnish luutnantti, from French lieutenant, from French lieu, from Middle French lieu, from Old French leu, from Latin locus, from Old Latin stlocus, from Proto-Italic stlokos — to put, to place; to locate.
yliluutnantti (Finnish): An officer rank in Finnish defence forces. The...
Definitions
- An officer rank in Finnish defence forces. The...
Ancestry of “yliluutnantti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | luutnantti | lieutenant; The second-lowest junior officer rank... |
| 2 | French | lieutenant | lieutenant |
| 3 | French | lieu | place; any of several fish from the Pollachius... |
| 4 | Middle French | lieu | place |
| 5 | Old French | leu | wolf; place |
| 6 | Latin | locus | place, spot; a passage of literature; "in the... |
| 7 | Old Latin | stlocus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | stlokos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | stel- | to put, to place; to locate |