Where does “leija” come from?
leija (Latvian) comes from Finnish leijata, from English lay, from English Lee, from Irish Laoi, from Middle Irish láed, from English loid, from English celluloid, from English cellulose — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
leija (Latvian): lower part; alternative form of leja
Definitions
- lower part; alternative form of leja
Ancestry of “leija”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | leijata | Alternative form of leijailla; to design a layout |
| 2 | English | lay | To place down in a position of rest, or in a... |
| 3 | English | Lee | — |
| 4 | Irish | Laoi | — |
| 5 | Middle Irish | láed | — |
| 6 | English | loid | A lock-picking tool made from a piece of... |
| 7 | English | celluloid | Any of a variety of thermoplastics created from... |
| 8 | English | cellulose | A complex carbohydrate that forms the main... |
| 9 | French | cellulose | cellulose |
| 10 | French | cellule | cell; table cell |
| 11 | Latin | cellula | small room, especially that of a slave; humble... |
| 12 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 13 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 14 | Proto-Italic | -elos | — |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
Words derived from “leija”