Where does “lehtipolemiikki” come from?

lehtipolemiikki (Finnish) comes from Finnish polemiikki, from Swedish polemik, from French polémique, from Ancient Greek πολεμικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

lehtipolemiikki (Finnish): polemic used in newspapers

Definitions

  1. polemic used in newspapers

Ancestry of “lehtipolemiikki”, step by step

lehtipolemiikki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish polemiikki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpolemiikkipolemic argument or controversy
2Swedishpolemikpolemics
3Frenchpolémiquepolemic, controversy; polemic; controversial
4Ancient Greekπολεμικόςwarlike, bellicose; hostile
5Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
6Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
7Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

via Finnish Lehti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishLehtileaf part of a plant
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*lehti
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱosEvery word from Ancient Greek -ικόςEvery word from Ancient Greek -κός