Where does “kehämääritelmä” come from?
kehämääritelmä (Finnish) comes from Finnish määritelmä, from Finnish määrittää, from Finnish määrä, from Old East Slavic мѣра, from Proto-Slavic měra, from Proto-Balto-Slavic mḗˀrāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁-reh₂, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.
kehämääritelmä (Finnish): circular definition definition relying directly or indirectly on the term being defined
Definitions
- circular definition definition relying directly or indirectly on the term being defined
Ancestry of “kehämääritelmä”, step by step
kehämääritelmä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish määritelmä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | määritelmä | definition |
| 2 | Finnish | määrittää | to specify, determine, define, set; to diagnose;... |
| 3 | Finnish | määrä | amount, quantity; count, number; aim, target,... |
| 4 | Old East Slavic | мѣра | — |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | měra | measure |
| 6 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | mḗˀrāˀ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₁-reh₂ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₁- | to measure |