Where does “ekspansiivisesti” come from?

ekspansiivisesti (Finnish) comes from Finnish ekspansiivinen, from English expansive, from English -ive, from Middle English -yf, from Old French -if, from Latin -īvus, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

ekspansiivisesti (Finnish): expansively

Definitions

  1. expansively

Ancestry of “ekspansiivisesti”, step by step

ekspansiivisesti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ekspansiivinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishekspansiivinenexpansive
2EnglishexpansiveComprehensive in scope or extent; Talkative and...
3English-iveAn adjective suffix signifying relating or...
4Middle English-yfA suffix designating adjectives, adverbs and...
5Old French-if-ive
6Latin-īvusAdjective suffix
7Proto-Indo-European-iHwós
8Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems

via Finnish sti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsti
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wósEvery word from Latin -īvusEvery word from English -ive