Where does “desimaalierotin” come from?
desimaalierotin (Finnish) comes from Finnish erotin, from Finnish erottaa, from Finnish erota, from Finnish ero, from Finnish -o, from Proto-Finnic -o, from Proto-Uralic -w.
desimaalierotin (Finnish): decimal separator
Definitions
- decimal separator
Ancestry of “desimaalierotin”, step by step
desimaalierotin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish erotin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | erotin | separator; disconnector; First-person singular... |
| 2 | Finnish | erottaa | to separate; to divide; to fire, dismiss |
| 3 | Finnish | erota | to divorce; to differ, be different; to resign |
| 4 | Finnish | ero | difference, distinction; Short for avioero;... |
| 5 | Finnish | -o | Forms result or action nouns from verbs; Forms... |
| 6 | Proto-Finnic | -o | Forms action/result nouns from verbs |
| 7 | Proto-Uralic | -w | — |
via Finnish desimaali
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | desimaali | A decimal place or informally, a decimal |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | decimalis | — |
| 3 | Latin | Decimus | originally used for a tenth-born son |
| 4 | Latin | decem | ten; 10 |
| 5 | Latin | -nus | -an |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -nos | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -nós | Creates verbal adjectives from roots |