Where does “dieettiruoka” come from?
dieettiruoka (Finnish) comes from Finnish dieetti, from Medieval Latin dieta, from Latin diaeta, from Ancient Greek δίαιτα, from Ancient Greek -μᾰ, from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.
dieettiruoka (Finnish): diet food, dietetic food
Ancestry of “dieettiruoka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | dieetti | diet |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | dieta | regimen, regulation; assembly; daily allowance,... |
| 3 | Latin | diaeta | diet, regimen; house, dwelling; diet, assembly |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | δίαιτα | way of living, way of life, mode of life,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -μᾰ | "suffix forming a noun denoting the result of an... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |