erottaa etymology

Finnish word erottaa comes from Finnish ero

Detailed word origin of erottaa

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
ero Finnish (fin) Difference, distinction. Discharge, dismissal. Divorce; used as a short form of avioero. Resignation. Rid; in the expression "to get rid of something" (päästä/hankkiutua eroon jostakin).. Separation, parting.
erota Finnish (fin) To differ, be different. To divorce. To resign. To secede. To separate.
erottaa Finnish (fin) (transitive) to divide. (transitive) to expel (to terminate the membership of). (transitive) to fire, dismiss (to relieve of a duty). (transitive) to separate. (transitive) to tell apart, differentiate, distinguish.

Words with the same origin as erottaa

Descendants of ero
eranto