Where does “feminiinisyys” come from?

feminiinisyys (Finnish) comes from Finnish feminiininen, from Latin fēminīnus, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

feminiinisyys (Finnish): femininity

Definitions

  1. femininity

Ancestry of “feminiinisyys”, step by step

feminiinisyys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish feminiininen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishfeminiininenfeminine
2Latinfēminīnusfeminine
3Latin-īnusof or pertaining to; -ine
4Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
5Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
6Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

via Finnish uus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishuusAlternative form of uusi
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Latin -īnus →Every word from Latin fēminīnus →