Where does “kirjallisuushistoria” come from?
kirjallisuushistoria (Finnish) comes from Finnish historia, from Ancient Greek ἱστορία, from Ancient Greek ἱστορέω, from Ancient Greek ἵστωρ, from Proto-Hellenic wístōr, from Proto-Indo-European wéydtōr, from Indo-European *weyd-.
kirjallisuushistoria (Finnish): literary history
Definitions
- literary history
Ancestry of “kirjallisuushistoria”, step by step
kirjallisuushistoria traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish historia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | historia | history |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἱστορία | inquiry, examination, systematic observation,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἱστορέω | to inquire, ask; to examine, observe; to record,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἵστωρ | one who knows law and right, judge; witness; a... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | wístōr | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wéydtōr | one who has seen, one who knows |
| 7 | Indo-European | *weyd- | — |
via Finnish kirjallisuus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kirjallisuus | literature |
| 2 | Finnish | kirjallinen | written; literary |
| 3 | Finnish | -llinen | Forms adjectives that indicate time; Forms... |
| 4 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 5 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 6 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |