Where does “oppositioilmiö” come from?
oppositioilmiö (Finnish) comes from Finnish oppositio, from Late Latin oppositio, from Latin oppono, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός, from Ancient Greek ὀβελός, from Ancient Greek βέλος — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.
oppositioilmiö (Finnish): opposition effect
Definitions
- opposition effect
Ancestry of “oppositioilmiö”, step by step
oppositioilmiö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish oppositio
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | oppositio | opposition |
| 2 | Late Latin | oppositio | opposing, opposition |
| 3 | Latin | oppono | I set against; I oppose |
| 4 | Latin | ob- | towards; against |
| 5 | Latin | obolus | obolus (Greek coin) |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ὀβολός | obol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ὀβελός | a spit, rod; a horizontal line |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | βέλος | missile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷélHos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |
via Finnish ilmiö
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ilmiö | phenomenon |
| 2 | Finnish | ilm- | — |
| 3 | Finnish | ilmetä | To appear, turn out; to become apparent; to arise |
| 4 | Finnish | ilmi | public, known, to the daylight, to the open;... |
| 5 | Finnish | Ilma | air |
| 6 | Finnish | -ri | Used to create names of occupations from nouns or... |
| 7 | Finnish | -ra | Forms nouns or adjectives, mostly from nominal... |
| 8 | Finnish | -i | A nominal suffix used in eg. ukko → ukki; Used... |
| 9 | Proto-Uralic | -j | oblique plural |