Where does “kasuistiikka” come from?
kasuistiikka (Finnish) comes from French casuistique, from French casuiste, from Spanish casuista, from Spanish -ista, from Latin -ista, from Ancient Greek -ιστής, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Proto-Hellenic -tās.
kasuistiikka (Finnish): casuistry
Definitions
- casuistry
Ancestry of “kasuistiikka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | casuistique | casuistry process of answering practical questions via interpretation of rules, or of cases that illustrate such rules, especially in ethics; case-based reasoning |
| 2 | French | casuiste | casuist |
| 3 | Spanish | casuista | casuist; casuistic, casuistical |
| 4 | Spanish | -ista | -ista; one who follows a principle. Example:... |
| 5 | Latin | -ista | -ist; one who practises or believes |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ιστής | Alternative form of -τής; -ist |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | -tās | — |