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Where does “monimuotoisuus” come from?

monimuotoisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish monimuotoinen, from Finnish muotoinen, from Finnish muoto, from Proto-Finnic mooto, from Proto-Germanic mōtą, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- — to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

monimuotoisuus (Finnish): diversity; polymorphism

Definitions

  1. diversity; polymorphism

Ancestry of “monimuotoisuus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmonimuotoinendiverse; polymorphous, polymorphic; complex
2Finnishmuotoinenformed, -form, shaped
3Finnishmuotoshape; form; format
4Proto-Finnicmootoshape, form; appearance; manner, way
5Proto-Germanicmōtąmeeting
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂d-to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...
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