Where does “pennsylvaniansaksa” come from?
pennsylvaniansaksa (Finnish) comes from Finnish Pennsylvania, from English Pennsylvania, from English -ia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
pennsylvaniansaksa (Finnish): Pennsylvania German, Pennsylvania Dutch language
Definitions
- Pennsylvania German, Pennsylvania Dutch language
Ancestry of “pennsylvaniansaksa”, step by step
pennsylvaniansaksa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish Pennsylvania
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Pennsylvania | — |
| 2 | English | Pennsylvania | which grew progressively larger before becoming the present state |
| 3 | English | -ia | Used in forming names of countries, diseases,... |
| 4 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 5 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |