Where does “profylaktisesti” come from?
profylaktisesti (Finnish) comes from Finnish profylaktinen, from English prophylactic, from Latin prophylacticus, from Ancient Greek προφυλακτικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
profylaktisesti (Finnish): prophylactically
Definitions
- prophylactically
Ancestry of “profylaktisesti”, step by step
profylaktisesti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish profylaktinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | profylaktinen | prophylactic |
| 2 | English | prophylactic | A medicine which preserves or defends against... |
| 3 | Latin | prophylacticus | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | προφυλακτικός | prophylactic |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
via Finnish sti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sti | — |