Where does “barbaarisuus” come from?
barbaarisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish barbaarinen, from Finnish barbaari, from Latin barbarus, from Ancient Greek βάρβαρος, from Proto-Indo-European balb-.
barbaarisuus (Finnish): barbarity
Definitions
- barbarity
Ancestry of “barbaarisuus”, step by step
barbaarisuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish barbaarinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | barbaarinen | barbaric |
| 2 | Finnish | barbaari | barbarian |
| 3 | Latin | barbarus | foreign; savage; uncivilized |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | βάρβαρος | non-Greek-speaking, foreign; barbaric, brutal,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | balb- | — |
via Finnish uus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | uus | Alternative form of uusi |