Where does “hillittyys” come from?

hillittyys (Finnish) comes from Finnish hillitty, from Finnish hillitä, from Finnish Hilja, from Latin Placidus, from Latin -idus, from Proto-Italic *-iðos.

hillittyys (Finnish): restrainedness, composedness, controlledness

Definitions

  1. restrainedness, composedness, controlledness

Ancestry of “hillittyys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhillittyrestrained, controlled, composed; muted; Past...
2Finnishhillitäto restrain, curb; ~ "itsensä" = to keep it...
3FinnishHiljaquiet
4LatinPlacidusPlacid, gentle, quiet, still, calm, mild, peaceful, tranquil
5Latin-idustending to
6Proto-Italic*-iðos
Every word from Proto-Italic *-iðosEvery word from Latin -idusEvery word from Latin Placidus
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