Where does “näennäisanglismi” come from?
näennäisanglismi (Finnish) comes from Finnish anglismi, from Finnish -ismi, from Swedish -ism, from French -ïsme, from Latin -isma, from Latin -ismus, from Ancient Greek -ισμός, from Ancient Greek -μός — Creates action/result nouns from verb stems.
näennäisanglismi (Finnish): pseudo-anglicism
Definitions
- pseudo-anglicism
Ancestry of “näennäisanglismi”, step by step
näennäisanglismi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish anglismi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | anglismi | Anglicism word or feature borrowed from English to another language |
| 2 | Finnish | -ismi | -ism |
| 3 | Swedish | -ism | ism |
| 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 |
via Finnish näennäinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | näennäinen | apparent, ostensible |
| 2 | Finnish | -nnainen | Forms nouns or adjectives from verbs |
| 3 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 4 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |