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Where does “mallinen” come from?

mallinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish malli, from Swedish mall, from Dutch mal, from Old French mole, from Latin modulus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

mallinen (Finnish): of model, model; of style, -style

Definitions

  1. of model, model; of style, -style

Ancestry of “mallinen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmallimodel, template; model, mannequin; example, a...
2Swedishmalla template
3Dutchmalmold, cast; foolish, crazy, lacking common sense
4Old Frenchmole—
5Latinmodulusa small measure or interval; a module; a water...
6Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
7Proto-Italic-olos—
8Proto-Italic-elos—
9Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
10Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “mallinen”

  • meriläismallinen
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