Where does “Finno-” come from?
Finno- (English) comes from Latin Finnus, from Old Norse Finnr, from Proto-Germanic Finnaz.
Finno- (English): of or pertaining to Finland, the Finnish...
Definitions
- of or pertaining to Finland, the Finnish...
Ancestry of “Finno-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | Finnus | Alternative form of Fennus |
| 2 | Old Norse | Finnr | a Sami; Sami, Finns; a {{m|en|Finn}}, a... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | Finnaz | — |
Words derived from “Finno-”