Where does “fanikirjallisuus” come from?

fanikirjallisuus (Finnish) comes from English fan fiction, from English fiction, from Middle English ficcioun, from Old French ficcion, from Latin fictio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

fanikirjallisuus (Finnish): fan fiction, fanfiction fiction created by fans

Definitions

  1. fan fiction, fanfiction fiction created by fans

Ancestry of “fanikirjallisuus”, step by step

fanikirjallisuus traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English fan fiction

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishfan fictionAmateur fiction created by fans, incorporating...
2EnglishfictionLiterary type using invented or imaginative...
3Middle EnglishficciounAn invention or fabrication
4Old Frenchficciondissimulation, ruse, invention
5Latinfictiofashioning, forming, formation; fiction
6Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
7Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
8Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
9Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
10Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
11Latincalceusshoe
12Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
13Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via Finnish kirjallisuus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkirjallisuusliterature
2Finnishkirjallinenwritten; literary
3Finnish-llinenForms adjectives that indicate time; Forms...
4Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
5Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
6Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

via Finnish fani

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishfanifan
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ