Where does “autioitus” come from?

autioitus (Finnish) comes from Finnish autioittaa, from Finnish autio, from Proto-Germanic auþijaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewt(i)o-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.

autioitus (Finnish): desolation

Definitions

  1. desolation

Ancestry of “autioitus”, step by step

autioitus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish autioittaa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishautioittaato desolate, devastate, depopulate
2Finnishautiodesolate, uninhabited
3Proto-Germanicauþijazvoid, empty, barren, deserted, waste
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewt(i)o-forlorn, deserted
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewaway from, off; again
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰePostpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact

via Finnish us

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishus-ing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewt(i)o- →