Where does “moraalittomuus” come from?
moraalittomuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish moraaliton, from Finnish moraali, from Swedish moral, from German Moral, from German -īn, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos — adjectival suffix.
moraalittomuus (Finnish): immorality
Ancestry of “moraalittomuus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | moraaliton | immoral |
| 2 | Finnish | moraali | Morals; Moral; Morale |
| 3 | Swedish | moral | morale, character; moral, moral practices,... |
| 4 | German | Moral | moral, morality; morale |
| 5 | German | -īn | — |
| 6 | Latin | -īnus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |