Where does “kabinettipolitiikka” come from?
kabinettipolitiikka (Finnish) comes from Finnish politiikka, from Swedish politik, from Ancient Greek πολιτικός, from Ancient Greek πολῑ́της, from Ancient Greek -της, from Proto-Hellenic -tāts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
kabinettipolitiikka (Finnish): backroom politics
Definitions
- backroom politics
Ancestry of “kabinettipolitiikka”, step by step
kabinettipolitiikka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish politiikka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | politiikka | politics; policy |
| 2 | Swedish | politik | politics |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πολιτικός | civic, constitutional, public; social |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πολῑ́της | citizen |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -της | Forms nouns representing a state of being; Added... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | -tāts | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |
via Finnish kabinetti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kabinetti | snug small, comfortable back room in a pub |
| 2 | Swedish | kabinett | a cabinet, a storage closet; a cabinet, a small... |
| 3 | French | cabinet | a study; an office, a surgery; a cabinet |
| 4 | French | -et | suffix indicating diminution or affection |
| 5 | Middle French | -et | Used to form a diminutive, masculine noun |
| 6 | Old French | -et | Used to form a diminutive, masculine noun;... |
| 7 | Latin | -ātus | ed |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -ātos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂tos | Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality |