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Where does “alistus” come from?

alistus (Finnish) comes from Finnish alistaa, from Finnish alinen, from Finnish äli-, from Finnish Ali, from Finnish Aleksanteri, from Latin Alexander, from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος, from Ancient Greek ἀλέξω.

alistus (Finnish): subjugation, subordination

Definitions

  1. subjugation, subordination

Ancestry of “alistus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishalistaato dominate, subject, subjugate, subordinate
2Finnishalinenunder, underlying
3Finnishäli-—
4FinnishAli—
5FinnishAleksanteriAlexander
6LatinAlexander—
7Ancient GreekἈλέξανδροςAlexander
8Ancient Greekἀλέξωto keep off, turn aside; to guard, protect,...
9Ancient Greekἀνδρόςgenitive singular of ἀνήρ; man; of man
10Ancient Greekἀνήρman; husband; human being, as opposed to a god
11Proto-Hellenic*anḗr—

Words derived from “alistus”

  • alistuskonjunktio
  • alistussuhde
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