Where does “puhdasoppisuus” come from?
puhdasoppisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish puhdasoppinen, from Finnish oppi, from Finnish oppia, from Proto-Finnic oppidak, from Proto-Finno-Ugric woppe-.
puhdasoppisuus (Finnish): purism
Definitions
- purism
Ancestry of “puhdasoppisuus”, step by step
puhdasoppisuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish puhdasoppinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | puhdasoppinen | orthodox; puristic |
| 2 | Finnish | oppi | doctrine; study, -logy, theory; in this sense... |
| 3 | Finnish | oppia | to learn |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | oppidak | to learn |
| 5 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | woppe- | — |
via Finnish uus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | uus | Alternative form of uusi |