Where does “aromaattisuus” come from?
aromaattisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish aromaattinen, from Ancient Greek ἀρωματικός, from Ancient Greek ἄρωμα, from Ancient Greek -ωμᾰ, from Ancient Greek -όω, from Proto-Indo-European -oyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
aromaattisuus (Finnish): aromaticity
Ancestry of “aromaattisuus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | aromaattinen | aromatic |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἀρωματικός | aromatic |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἄρωμα | herb, spice; Anything fragrant: oil, perfume;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ωμᾰ | disease, tumor |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -όω | Added to a noun or adjective to make a verb with... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -oyéti | Creates factitive verbs from adjectives |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |