Where does “lätinä” come from?
lätinä (Finnish) comes from Latin Latīnus, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.
lätinä (Finnish): chatter
Definitions
- chatter
Ancestry of “lätinä”, step by step
lätinä traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin Latīnus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | Latīnus | Latin; of or pertaining to Latium, the Latin language, people, or culture |
| 2 | Latin | -īnus | of or pertaining to; -ine |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
via Finnish lätistä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lätistä | to chatter; Elative singular form of lätti |
via Finnish nä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | nä | — |