Where does “heikkomielisyys” come from?
heikkomielisyys (Finnish) comes from Finnish heikkomielinen, from Finnish -mielinen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.
heikkomielisyys (Finnish): feeble-mindedness
Definitions
- feeble-mindedness
Ancestry of “heikkomielisyys”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | heikkomielinen | feeble-minded weak in intellectual power; lacking firmness or constancy; lacking intelligence |
| 2 | Finnish | -mielinen | sympathetic to, strongly in favour of, pro-;... |
| 3 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 4 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |