Where does “pragmaattisuus” come from?
pragmaattisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish pragmaattinen, from Latin pragmaticus, from Ancient Greek πραγματικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
pragmaattisuus (Finnish): pragmatism
Ancestry of “pragmaattisuus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | pragmaattinen | pragmatic |
| 2 | Latin | pragmaticus | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πραγματικός | fit for action or business; businesslike,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |