Where does “HIV-positiivinen” come from?

HIV-positiivinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish positiivinen, from Swedish positiv, from Latin posītivus, from Latin pōnō, from Proto-Italic poznō, from Proto-Italic pozinō, from Proto-Italic sinō.

HIV-positiivinen (Finnish): HIV positive

Definitions

  1. HIV positive

Ancestry of “HIV-positiivinen”, step by step

HIV-positiivinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish positiivinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishpositiivinenHaving positive charge; Positive
2Swedishpositivpositive; a barrel organ; a positive organ
3Latinposītivuspositive
4Latinpōnōto place; to put; to lay
5Proto-Italicpoznō—
6Proto-Italicpozinō—
7Proto-Italicsinō—

via Finnish HIV

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishHIVHIV human immunodeficiency virus
2EnglishHIVInitialism of human immunodeficiency virus
Every word from Proto-Italic sinō →Every word from Proto-Italic pozinō →Every word from Proto-Italic poznō →