Where does “joukkoaltistuminen” come from?
joukkoaltistuminen (Finnish) comes from Finnish altistuminen, from Finnish altistua, from Finnish altistaa, from Finnish altis, from Proto-Germanic aldaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eltós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.
joukkoaltistuminen (Finnish): an instance of a large number of people being exposed to something, such as an infectious disease
Definitions
- an instance of a large number of people being exposed to something, such as an infectious disease
Ancestry of “joukkoaltistuminen”, step by step
joukkoaltistuminen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish altistuminen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | altistuminen | exposure; Fourth infinitive of altistua in... |
| 2 | Finnish | altistua | to be exposed |
| 3 | Finnish | altistaa | To expose; To endanger; To predispose |
| 4 | Finnish | altis | exposed, endangered, vulnerable; ready, inclined,... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | aldaz | old, grown up |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eltós | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | to grow, nourish |