Where does “alleviivata” come from?
alleviivata (Finnish) comes from Finnish alle, from Finnish ala-, from Proto-Finnic ala, from Proto-Uralic ëla — below.
alleviivata (Finnish): To underline, underscore; To emphasize,...
Definitions
- To underline, underscore; To emphasize,...
Ancestry of “alleviivata”, step by step
alleviivata traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish alle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | alle | less than; under |
| 2 | Finnish | ala- | under-, sub-, lower, nether; inferior |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | ala | lower; under |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | ëla | below |
via Finnish viivata
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | viivata | to draw a line or lines |
| 2 | Finnish | -tä | Front vowel variant of -ta |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -ta | Partitive ending |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | -tä | from |
Words derived from “alleviivata”