Where does “mikro-organismi” come from?
mikro-organismi (Finnish) comes from Finnish organismi, from English organism, from French organisme, from French -ïsme, from Latin -isma, from Latin -ismus, from Ancient Greek -ισμός, from Ancient Greek -μός — Creates action/result nouns from verb stems.
mikro-organismi (Finnish): microorganism
Ancestry of “mikro-organismi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | organismi | organism |
| 2 | English | organism | A discrete and complete living thing, such as... |
| 3 | French | organisme | organism; organisation |
| 4 | French | -ïsme | -ism, variant of -isme following vowels |
| 5 | Latin | -isma | Alternative form of -ismus; -ism |
| 6 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |