Where does “nikotiiniriippuvuus” come from?
nikotiiniriippuvuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish nikotiini, from French nicotine, from French -ine, from French -é, from Middle French -é, from Old French -é, from Latin -a, from Proto-Italic -ā.
nikotiiniriippuvuus (Finnish): nicotine addiction, nicotine dependency
Definitions
- nicotine addiction, nicotine dependency
Ancestry of “nikotiiniriippuvuus”, step by step
nikotiiniriippuvuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish nikotiini
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | nikotiini | nicotine |
| 2 | French | nicotine | nicotine (alkaloid) |
| 3 | French | -ine | feminine singular of -in; female equivalent of... |
| 4 | French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular -er... |
| 5 | Middle French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular; -ed, -en, -n |
| 6 | Old French | -é | used to form past participles of regular -er... |
| 7 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -ā | Forms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |
via Finnish riippuvuus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | riippuvuus | dependence; addiction; dependency |
| 2 | Finnish | riippuva | hanging; dependent; Present active participle of... |
| 3 | Finnish | riippua | To hang, dangle, be suspended; To depend |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | rippudak | to hang |