Where does “ajoittainen” come from?
ajoittainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish ajoittain, from Finnish -ttain, from Finnish -ttaen.
ajoittainen (Finnish): intermittent
Definitions
- intermittent
Ancestry of “ajoittainen”, step by step
ajoittainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish ajoittain
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ajoittain | Once in a while, from time to time, at times,... |
| 2 | Finnish | -ttain | Forms distributive adverbs; Forms adverbs... |
| 3 | Finnish | -ttaen | — |
via Finnish inen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | inen | — |