Where does “eksoottisuus” come from?
eksoottisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish eksoottinen, from Latin exōticus, from Ancient Greek ἐξωτικός, from Ancient Greek ἔξω, from Ancient Greek σφαῖρα, from Ancient Greek -ειδής, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
eksoottisuus (Finnish): exoticness
Definitions
- exoticness
Ancestry of “eksoottisuus”, step by step
eksoottisuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish eksoottinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | eksoottinen | exotic |
| 2 | Latin | exōticus | foreign, exotic |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἐξωτικός | foreign, outlying, alien; uninitiated |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἔξω | out, out of; outside; without, except |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σφαῖρα | ball, globe, sphere |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ειδής | like, connected to, from the nature of, full of;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |
via Finnish uus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | uus | Alternative form of uusi |