Where does “lakoninen” come from?

lakoninen (Finnish) comes from Latin Lacōnicus, from Ancient Greek Λακωνικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

lakoninen (Finnish): laconic

Definitions

  1. laconic

Ancestry of “lakoninen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinLacōnicusSpartan
2Ancient GreekΛακωνικόςOf or pertaining to Laconia; laconic in speech;...
3Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
4Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
5Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “lakoninen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →Every word from Ancient Greek -ικός →Every word from Ancient Greek -κός →