Where does “linssitumake” come from?
linssitumake (Finnish) comes from Finnish linssi, from Swedish lins, from German Linse, from German -en, from Middle High German -en, from Old High German -īn, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos — adjectival suffix.
linssitumake (Finnish): lentiform nucleus
Definitions
- lentiform nucleus
Ancestry of “linssitumake”, step by step
linssitumake traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish linssi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | linssi | lens; lentil |
| 2 | Swedish | lins | lentil, pulse (legume), the plant Lens culinaris and its crop |
| 3 | German | Linse | lens; lentil |
| 4 | German | -en | A suffix of verbs in their infinitive form; A... |
| 5 | Middle High German | -en | — |
| 6 | Old High German | -īn | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -īnaz | -en |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |