Where does “formaalistus” come from?
formaalistus (Finnish) comes from Finnish formaalistaa, from Finnish formaalinen, from Finnish formaali, from Latin formālis, from French -ïsme, from Latin -isma, from Latin -ismus, from Ancient Greek -ισμός — Creates action/result nouns from verb stems.
formaalistus (Finnish): formalization
Definitions
- formalization
Ancestry of “formaalistus”, step by step
formaalistus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish formaalistaa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | formaalistaa | to formalize |
| 2 | Finnish | formaalinen | Alternative form of formaali |
| 3 | Finnish | formaali | formal |
| 4 | Latin | formālis | formal |
| 5 | French | -ïsme | -ism, variant of -isme following vowels |
| 6 | Latin | -isma | Alternative form of -ismus; -ism |
| 7 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |
via Finnish us
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | us | -ing |