Where does “älyllistää” come from?
älyllistää (Finnish) comes from Finnish älyllinen, from Finnish -llinen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.
älyllistää (Finnish): to intellectualize, make (more) intellectual
Definitions
- to intellectualize, make (more) intellectual
Ancestry of “älyllistää”, step by step
älyllistää traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish älyllinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | älyllinen | intelligent |
| 2 | Finnish | -llinen | Forms adjectives that indicate time; Forms... |
| 3 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 4 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |
via Finnish taa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | taa | Of movement, behind; a shorter form of taakse |
| 2 | Finnish | taka | the backside; In the expression "omasta takaa"... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | taka | back, a place behind |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | taka | a place behind |
Words derived from “älyllistää”