Where does “datiivimuoto” come from?
datiivimuoto (Finnish) comes from Finnish datiivi, from Latin dativus, from Ancient Greek δοτικός, from Ancient Greek δόσις, from Ancient Greek δίδωμι, from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃ti, from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- — to give.
datiivimuoto (Finnish): dative form
Definitions
- dative form
Ancestry of “datiivimuoto”, step by step
datiivimuoto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish datiivi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | datiivi | dative |
| 2 | Latin | dativus | dative |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | δοτικός | inclined to give, giving freely |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | δόσις | giving, a gift; license, permission; portion |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | δίδωμι | I give, present, offer; I grant, allow, permit;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dédeh₃ti | to be giving |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₃- | to give |