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Where does “esoteerinen” come from?

esoteerinen (Finnish) comes from Ancient Greek ἐσωτερικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

esoteerinen (Finnish): esoteric

Definitions

  1. esoteric

Ancestry of “esoteerinen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἐσωτερικόςbelonging to an inner circle, esoteric
2Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
3Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
4Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “esoteerinen”

  • esoteerisesti
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