Where does “somme” come from?
somme (French) comes from Old French sume, from Finnish -e, from Finnish hartia, from Serbo-Croatian hartija, from Greek χαρτί, from Koine Greek χαρτίον, from Ancient Greek χάρτης, from Ancient Greek χαράσσω — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.
somme (French): sum; total; nap; doze; quick sleep; packsaddle
Definitions
- sum; total; nap; doze; quick sleep; packsaddle
Ancestry of “somme”, step by step
somme traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French sume
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | sume | — |
| 2 | Finnish | -e | Used for forming nouns from verbs or adjectives |
| 3 | Finnish | hartia | shoulder |
| 4 | Serbo-Croatian | hartija | paper |
| 5 | Greek | χαρτί | paper |
| 6 | Koine Greek | χαρτίον | paper, papyrus |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | χάρτης | sheet of paper, paper; book |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | χαράσσω | to sharpen; to engrave, carve, write, draw, stamp |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |