Where does “alleviivaus” come from?
alleviivaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish alleviivata, from Finnish alle, from Finnish ala-, from Proto-Finnic ala, from Proto-Uralic ëla — below.
alleviivaus (Finnish): underline, underlining
Ancestry of “alleviivaus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | alleviivata | To underline, underscore; To emphasize,... |
| 2 | Finnish | alle | less than; under |
| 3 | Finnish | ala- | under-, sub-, lower, nether; inferior |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | ala | lower; under |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | ëla | below |