Where does “figuratiivisesti” come from?

figuratiivisesti (Finnish) comes from Finnish figuratiivinen, from English figurative, from Middle French figuratif.

figuratiivisesti (Finnish): figuratively

Definitions

  1. figuratively

Ancestry of “figuratiivisesti”, step by step

figuratiivisesti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish figuratiivinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishfiguratiivinenfigurative
2EnglishfigurativeOf use as a metaphor, simile, or metonym, as...
3Middle Frenchfiguratif—

via Finnish sti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsti—
Every word from Middle French figuratif →Every word from English figurative →Every word from Finnish figuratiivinen →