Where does “liitukausi” come from?
liitukausi (Finnish) comes from Finnish liitu, from Swedish klita, from Middle Low German krite, from Latin Crēta, from Latin -āceus, from Latin -āx, from Latin -ium, from Latin -ius — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
liitukausi (Finnish): Cretaceous, Cretaceous period
Definitions
- Cretaceous, Cretaceous period
Ancestry of “liitukausi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | liitu | chalk |
| 2 | Swedish | klita | chalk |
| 3 | Middle Low German | krite | — |
| 4 | Latin | Crēta | — |
| 5 | Latin | -āceus | — |
| 6 | Latin | -āx | — |
| 7 | Latin | -ium | Suffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes... |
| 8 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |