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Where does “Atlantti” come from?

Atlantti (Finnish) comes from Latin Atlanticus, from Ancient Greek Ἀτλαντικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

Atlantti (Finnish): Atlantic Ocean; Atlantic

Definitions

  1. Atlantic Ocean; Atlantic

Ancestry of “Atlantti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinAtlanticus—
2Ancient GreekἈτλαντικός—
3Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
4Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
5Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “Atlantti”

  • länsiatlantinsardelli
  • Pohjois-Atlantti
  • atlantinmerilahna
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