Where does “elokuvafestivaali” come from?
elokuvafestivaali (Finnish) comes from Finnish festivaali, from Late Latin festivalis, from Latin fēstīvus, from Latin -īvus, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.
elokuvafestivaali (Finnish): film festival
Definitions
- film festival
Ancestry of “elokuvafestivaali”, step by step
elokuvafestivaali traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish festivaali
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | festivaali | festival |
| 2 | Late Latin | festivalis | Of or pertaining to a festival; Of or pertaining... |
| 3 | Latin | fēstīvus | lively, festive, joyous, gay, merry |
| 4 | Latin | -īvus | Adjective suffix |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHwós | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |
via Finnish elokuva
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | elokuva | movie; cinema; in plural also movies, cinema |
| 2 | Finnish | kuva | picture; image; photograph, photo |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | skuwwô | reflection, mirror image; shadow |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱeh₃w-ō ~ (s)ḱuh₃-nés | shadow, reflection |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |