Where does “neumikirjoitus” come from?
neumikirjoitus (Finnish) comes from Finnish neumi, from Medieval Latin neuma, from Ancient Greek νεῦμα, from Ancient Greek -μᾰ, from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.
neumikirjoitus (Finnish): neume notation
Definitions
- neume notation
Ancestry of “neumikirjoitus”, step by step
neumikirjoitus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish neumi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | neumi | neume |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | neuma | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | νεῦμα | nod, sign; expression of will, command; approval,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -μᾰ | "suffix forming a noun denoting the result of an... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |
via Finnish kirjoitus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kirjoitus | The act of writing; A scripture, writing; An... |
| 2 | Finnish | kirjoittaa | to write; to spell; to take an examination in |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kirjoittadak | to embroider, to decorate with embroidery |