Where does “pikkuporvaristo” come from?
pikkuporvaristo (Finnish) comes from Finnish porvaristo, from Finnish porvari, from Swedish borgare, from Swedish borg, from English Cyborg, from English organism, from French organisme, from French -ïsme — Creates action/result nouns from verb stems.
pikkuporvaristo (Finnish): petty bourgeoisie social class according to Karl Marx
Definitions
- petty bourgeoisie social class according to Karl Marx
Ancestry of “pikkuporvaristo”, step by step
pikkuporvaristo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish porvaristo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | porvaristo | bourgeoisie |
| 2 | Finnish | porvari | merchant, shopowner; a person having bourgeois... |
| 3 | Swedish | borgare | a member of the bourgeoisie, a town-dweller, a... |
| 4 | Swedish | borg | a fortified castle; a borg |
| 5 | English | Cyborg | A being which is part machine and part organic |
| 6 | English | organism | A discrete and complete living thing, such as... |
| 7 | French | organisme | organism; organisation |
| 8 | French | -ïsme | -ism, variant of -isme following vowels |
| 9 | Latin | -isma | Alternative form of -ismus; -ism |
| 10 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |