Where does “ateistisuus” come from?
ateistisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish ateistinen, from Finnish teistinen, from Finnish teisti, from English theist, from English -ist, from Old French -iste, from Latin -ista, from Ancient Greek -ιστής.
ateistisuus (Finnish): atheisticness
Definitions
- atheisticness
Ancestry of “ateistisuus”, step by step
ateistisuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish ateistinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ateistinen | atheistic |
| 2 | Finnish | teistinen | theistic |
| 3 | Finnish | teisti | rock gunnel; theist |
| 4 | English | theist | One who believes in the existence of a god or... |
| 5 | English | -ist | Added to words to form nouns denoting |
| 6 | Old French | -iste | — |
| 7 | Latin | -ista | -ist; one who practises or believes |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -ιστής | Alternative form of -τής; -ist |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | -tās | — |
via Finnish uus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | uus | Alternative form of uusi |