Where does “formaalinen” come from?

formaalinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish formaali, from Latin formālis, from French -ïsme, from Latin -isma, from Latin -ismus, from Ancient Greek -ισμός, from Ancient Greek -μός, from Proto-Indo-European -mós — Creates action/result nouns from verb stems.

formaalinen (Finnish): Alternative form of formaali

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of formaali

Ancestry of “formaalinen”, step by step

formaalinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish formaali

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishformaaliformal
2Latinformālisformal
3French-ïsme-ism, variant of -isme following vowels
4Latin-ismaAlternative form of -ismus; -ism
5Latin-ismus-ism
6Ancient Greek-ισμόςForms abstract nouns
7Ancient Greek-μόςForms abstract nouns
8Proto-Indo-European-mósCreates action/result nouns from verb stems

via Finnish inen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishinen—

Words derived from “formaalinen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mós →Every word from French -ïsme →Every word from Ancient Greek -μός →