Where does “periodiopetus” come from?
periodiopetus (Finnish) comes from Finnish opetus, from Finnish opettaa, from Finnish -ttaa, from Proto-Finnic -ttadak, from Proto-Uralic -kta-.
periodiopetus (Finnish): teaching in short periods
Definitions
- teaching in short periods
Ancestry of “periodiopetus”, step by step
periodiopetus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish opetus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | opetus | teaching; tuition; moral |
| 2 | Finnish | opettaa | to teach, instruct |
| 3 | Finnish | -ttaa | Forms causative verbs. May be applied to verbs... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -ttadak | Creates causative verbs from regular verbs,... |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -kta- | — |
via Finnish periodi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | periodi | period of time |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | periodus | a complete sentence; period; the circuit of the... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | περίοδος | going round in a circle, flank march;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ὁδός | threshold; road, path, way; journey, trip,... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | *hodós | — |