Where does “elegisyys” come from?

elegisyys (Finnish) comes from Finnish eleginen, from Latin elegiacus, from Ancient Greek ἐλεγειακός, from Ancient Greek -ακός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

elegisyys (Finnish): elegiacness

Definitions

  1. elegiacness

Ancestry of “elegisyys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisheleginenelegiac
2Latinelegiacuselegiac, pertaining to the elegy
3Ancient Greekἐλεγειακόςelegiac
4Ancient Greek-ακός-ic
5Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
6Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱosEvery word from Ancient Greek -κόςEvery word from Ancient Greek -ακός
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