Where does “ekumeenisuus” come from?
ekumeenisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish ekumeeninen, from Latin oecūmenicus, from Ancient Greek οἰκουμενικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
ekumeenisuus (Finnish): ecumenicity, ecumenism
Definitions
- ecumenicity, ecumenism
Ancestry of “ekumeenisuus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ekumeeninen | ecumenical |
| 2 | Latin | oecūmenicus | Of or pertaining to whole inhabited world; ecumenical |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | οἰκουμενικός | from or open to the whole world |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |