Where does “mediaseksikäs” come from?

mediaseksikäs (Finnish) comes from Finnish media, from English Media, from Latin Mēdia, from Ancient Greek Μηδία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

mediaseksikäs (Finnish): something thought to be attractive by news media, mediagenic

Definitions

  1. something thought to be attractive by news media, mediagenic

Ancestry of “mediaseksikäs”, step by step

mediaseksikäs traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish media

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmediamedia
2EnglishMediaThe middle layer of the wall of a blood vessel or lymph vessel which is composed of connective and muscular tissue
3LatinMēdia—
4Ancient GreekΜηδία—
5Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
6Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
7Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

via Finnish seksikäs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishseksikässexy, physically attractive
2Finnishseksisex; sexuality
3Latinsexusdivision; sex; gender
4Proto-Italicseksus—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanséksus—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ →Every word from Ancient Greek Μηδία →