Where does “metsäekosysteemi” come from?
metsäekosysteemi (Finnish) comes from Finnish ekosysteemi, from English ecosystem, from English system, from Late Latin systema, from Ancient Greek σύστημα, from Ancient Greek -μᾰ, from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.
metsäekosysteemi (Finnish): forest ecosystem, woodland ecosystem
Definitions
- forest ecosystem, woodland ecosystem
Ancestry of “metsäekosysteemi”, step by step
metsäekosysteemi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish ekosysteemi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ekosysteemi | ecosystem |
| 2 | English | ecosystem | A system formed by an ecological community and... |
| 3 | English | system | A collection of organized things; a whole... |
| 4 | Late Latin | systema | harmony; musical scale; set of celestial objects;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σύστημα | a whole made of several parts or members, system;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -μᾰ | "suffix forming a noun denoting the result of an... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |