Where does “lakonisuus” come from?

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

lakonisuus (Finnish): laconism

Definitions

  1. laconism

Ancestry of “lakonisuus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlakoninenlaconic
2LatinLacōnicusSpartan
3Ancient GreekΛακωνικόςOf or pertaining to Laconia; laconic in speech;...
4Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
5Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
6Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱosEvery word from Ancient Greek -ικόςEvery word from Ancient Greek -κός
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