Where does “фуникулёр” come from?
фуникулёр (Russian) comes from French funiculaire, from French -aire, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).
фуникулёр (Russian): funicular
Definitions
- funicular
Ancestry of “фуникулёр”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | funiculaire | funicular; funicular railway |
| 2 | French | -aire | -ary; -aire |
| 3 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |