Where does “figuratiivisuus” come from?

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

figuratiivisuus (Finnish): figurativeness

Definitions

  1. figurativeness

Ancestry of “figuratiivisuus”, step by step

figuratiivisuus 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 uus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishuusAlternative form of uusi
Every word from Middle French figuratif →Every word from English figurative →Every word from Finnish figuratiivinen →
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