Where does “poleeminen” come from?

poleeminen (Finnish) comes from Ancient Greek πολεμικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

poleeminen (Finnish): polemic having the characteristics of a polemic

Definitions

  1. polemic having the characteristics of a polemic

Ancestry of “poleeminen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπολεμικόςwarlike, bellicose; hostile
2Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
3Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
4Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “poleeminen

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱosEvery word from Ancient Greek -ικόςEvery word from Ancient Greek -κός
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