Where does “monietnisyys” come from?
monietnisyys (Finnish) comes from Finnish monietninen, from Finnish etninen, from Latin ethnicus, from Ancient Greek ἐθνικός, from Ancient Greek ἔθνος, from Ancient Greek ἔθω, from Proto-Indo-European swe-dʰh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.
monietnisyys (Finnish): multiethnicity
Definitions
- multiethnicity
Ancestry of “monietnisyys”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | monietninen | multiethnic |
| 2 | Finnish | etninen | ethnic |
| 3 | Latin | ethnicus | heathen; pagan |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἐθνικός | national |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἔθνος | group of people: tribe, family; group of animals:... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἔθω | I am accustomed, I tend to |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | swe-dʰh₁- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |