Where does “modaaliapuverbi” come from?
modaaliapuverbi (Finnish) comes from Finnish modaalinen, from English modal, from Middle French modal, from Latin modalis, from Latin modus, from Proto-Indo-European mēd-, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.
modaaliapuverbi (Finnish): modal verb
Definitions
- modal verb
Ancestry of “modaaliapuverbi”, step by step
modaaliapuverbi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish modaalinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | modaalinen | modal |
| 2 | English | modal | of, or relating to a mode or modus; of, relating... |
| 3 | Middle French | modal | — |
| 4 | Latin | modalis | pertaining to a mode |
| 5 | Latin | modus | measure |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mēd- | to measure |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | med- | to measure; to give advice; healing |
via Finnish apuverbi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | apuverbi | An auxiliary verb |
| 2 | Finnish | verbi | verb |
| 3 | Swedish | verb | verb |
| 4 | Latin | verbum | word; proverb, saying; verb |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |