Where does “faasimuutos” come from?
faasimuutos (Finnish) comes from Finnish faasi, from Swedish fas, from New Latin phasis, from Ancient Greek φάσις, from Ancient Greek φαίνω, from English -type, from Ancient Greek τύπος, from Ancient Greek τύπτω — to push, to hit.
faasimuutos (Finnish): phase transition, phase change
Definitions
- phase transition, phase change
Ancestry of “faasimuutos”, step by step
faasimuutos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish faasi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | faasi | A phase |
| 2 | Swedish | fas | a phase, a time period; a phase; a sloping edge |
| 3 | New Latin | phasis | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | φάσις | appearance; utterance, statement, expression |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | φαίνω | I cause to appear, bring to light; I show,... |
| 6 | English | -type | impressed form; stamp; print; typical form; Used... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |