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Where does “adjektiivi” come from?

adjektiivi (Finnish) comes from Swedish adjektiv, from Latin adjectivus, from Latin adicio, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en — in.

adjektiivi (Finnish): adjective

Definitions

  1. adjective

Ancestry of “adjektiivi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishadjektivadjective; an adjective
2Latinadjectivusadded, additional; adjectival
3LatinadicioI throw, hurl, cast or fling an object to,...
4Latinad-to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it...
5Latinīn-—
6Latinîn—
7Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
8Proto-Italicenin
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “adjektiivi”

  • adjektiivimäärite
  • adjektiivisesti
  • adjektiivinen
  • adjektiivilauseke
  • adjektiivikantainen
  • adjektiivijohdos
  • adjektiiviattribuutti
  • adjektiiviryhmä
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →