Where does “erotusosamäärä” come from?
erotusosamäärä (Finnish) comes from Finnish erotus, from Finnish erottaa, from Finnish erota, from Finnish ero, from Finnish -o, from Proto-Finnic -o, from Proto-Uralic -w.
erotusosamäärä (Finnish): difference quotient
Definitions
- difference quotient
Ancestry of “erotusosamäärä”, step by step
erotusosamäärä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish erotus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | erotus | difference; difference, relative complement;... |
| 2 | Finnish | erottaa | to separate; to divide; to fire, dismiss |
| 3 | Finnish | erota | to divorce; to differ, be different; to resign |
| 4 | Finnish | ero | difference, distinction; Short for avioero;... |
| 5 | Finnish | -o | Forms result or action nouns from verbs; Forms... |
| 6 | Proto-Finnic | -o | Forms action/result nouns from verbs |
| 7 | Proto-Uralic | -w | — |