Where does “kissa-allergia” come from?
kissa-allergia (Finnish) comes from Finnish allergia, from German Allergie, from Ancient Greek ἄλλος, from Ancient Greek κρίνω, from Proto-Hellenic kríňňō, from Proto-Indo-European krinyéti, from Proto-Indo-European krey- — to sift, separate, divide.
kissa-allergia (Finnish): cat allergy, allergy to cats
Definitions
- cat allergy, allergy to cats
Ancestry of “kissa-allergia”, step by step
kissa-allergia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish allergia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | allergia | allergy |
| 2 | German | Allergie | allergy |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἄλλος | other, another, different, else; in combination... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κρίνω | To separate, divide, part, distinguish between... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | kríňňō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | krinyéti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | krey- | to sift, separate, divide |