Where does “esseekirjallisuus” come from?
esseekirjallisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish essee, from Swedish essä, from French essai, from Old French essai, from Late Latin exagium, from Latin exigō, from Latin agō, from Proto-Italic agō — to drive.
esseekirjallisuus (Finnish): essay literature, literature in the essay format
Definitions
- essay literature, literature in the essay format
Ancestry of “esseekirjallisuus”, step by step
esseekirjallisuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish essee
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | essee | essay; Synonym of aine |
| 2 | Swedish | essä | essay |
| 3 | French | essai | try, trial; assay; try |
| 4 | Old French | essai | trial |
| 5 | Late Latin | exagium | weight; weighing, testing on the balance;... |
| 6 | Latin | exigō | to drive out; expel |
| 7 | Latin | agō | to act, to behave |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | agō | drive; push, impel; do, act |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |
via Finnish kirjallisuus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kirjallisuus | literature |
| 2 | Finnish | kirjallinen | written; literary |
| 3 | Finnish | -llinen | Forms adjectives that indicate time; Forms... |
| 4 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 5 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 6 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |