Where does “erotus” come from?
erotus (Finnish) comes from Finnish erottaa, from Finnish erota, from Finnish ero, from Finnish -o, from Proto-Finnic -o, from Proto-Uralic -w.
erotus (Finnish): difference; difference, relative complement;...
Definitions
- difference; difference, relative complement;...
Ancestry of “erotus”, step by step
erotus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish erottaa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | erottaa | to separate; to divide; to fire, dismiss |
| 2 | Finnish | erota | to divorce; to differ, be different; to resign |
| 3 | Finnish | ero | difference, distinction; Short for avioero;... |
| 4 | Finnish | -o | Forms result or action nouns from verbs; Forms... |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | -o | Forms action/result nouns from verbs |
| 6 | Proto-Uralic | -w | — |
via Finnish us
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | us | -ing |