Where does “Fennoscandian” come from?

Fennoscandian (English) comes from English Fennoscandia, from Latin Fennia — Finland.

Fennoscandian (English): Of, from or pertaining to Fennoscandia; someone...

Definitions

  1. Of, from or pertaining to Fennoscandia; someone...

Ancestry of “Fennoscandian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishFennoscandiathe Fennoscandian Shield underlying Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Northern Denmark; Baltic Shield
2LatinFenniaFinland
Every word from Latin Fennia →Every word from English Fennoscandia →