Where does “diplomaattisuus” come from?
diplomaattisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish diplomaattinen, from Finnish diplomaatti, from French diplomate, from French diplomatique, from New Latin diplomaticus, from Latin diploma, from Ancient Greek δίπλωμα, from Ancient Greek διπλόω — he, she.
diplomaattisuus (Finnish): diplomacy
Definitions
- diplomacy
Ancestry of “diplomaattisuus”, step by step
diplomaattisuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish diplomaattinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | diplomaattinen | diplomatic |
| 2 | Finnish | diplomaatti | diplomat |
| 3 | French | diplomate | diplomat |
| 4 | French | diplomatique | diplomatic |
| 5 | New Latin | diplomaticus | diplomatic |
| 6 | Latin | diploma | letter of recommendation; diploma |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | δίπλωμα | something double; folded paper; double pot, for... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | διπλόω | To repeat a process; To double, multiply by two;... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -όω | Added to a noun or adjective to make a verb with... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -oyéti | Creates factitive verbs from adjectives |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 13 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Finnish uus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | uus | Alternative form of uusi |