Where does “ekspressiivisyys” come from?
ekspressiivisyys (Finnish) comes from Finnish ekspressiivinen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.
ekspressiivisyys (Finnish): expressiveness
Definitions
- expressiveness
Ancestry of “ekspressiivisyys”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ekspressiivinen | expressive |
| 2 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 3 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |