Where does “aasimaisuus” come from?
aasimaisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish aasimainen, from Finnish aasi, from Old Swedish asne, from Old French asne, from Latin asinus, from Latin acinus, from Latin acies, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.
aasimaisuus (Finnish): asininity
Ancestry of “aasimaisuus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | aasimainen | asinine |
| 2 | Finnish | aasi | donkey, ass; stupid person |
| 3 | Old Swedish | asne | — |
| 4 | Old French | asne | donkey; ass |
| 5 | Latin | asinus | a donkey, an ass; an ass, an idiot, a dolt, a... |
| 6 | Latin | acinus | a berry, especially the grape; the seed of a... |
| 7 | Latin | acies | sharp edge or point; battle line; battle,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ- | sharp |