Where does “genetiivinen” come from?
genetiivinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish genetiivi, from Latin genetivus, from Latin genitus, from Latin gignere, from Latin genere, from Latin genus, from Proto-Italic genos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁os — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
genetiivinen (Finnish): genitival, genitive
Definitions
- genitival, genitive
Ancestry of “genetiivinen”, step by step
genetiivinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish genetiivi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | genetiivi | genitive, genitive case |
| 2 | Latin | genetivus | of or related to the act of generation or birth:... |
| 3 | Latin | genitus | begotten; engendered; produced |
| 4 | Latin | gignere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 5 | Latin | genere | ablative singular of genus; to beget, produce |
| 6 | Latin | genus | birth, origin, lineage, descent; kind, type,... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | genos | lineage, origin |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁os | race, lineage |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |
via Finnish inen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | inen | — |