Where does “agnostisuus” come from?
agnostisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish agnostinen, from English agnostic, from Ancient Greek ἄγνωστος, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
agnostisuus (Finnish): state or quality of being agnostic
Definitions
- state or quality of being agnostic
Ancestry of “agnostisuus”, step by step
agnostisuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish agnostinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | agnostinen | agnostic |
| 2 | English | agnostic | Of or relating to agnosticism or its adherents;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἄγνωστος | unknown, unheard of, forgotten; unknowable;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |
via Finnish uus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | uus | Alternative form of uusi |