Where does “pyramidihuijaus” come from?

pyramidihuijaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish pyramidi, from French pyramide, from Old French piramide, from Latin pȳramis, from Ancient Greek πυραμίς, from Ancient Greek -ῐς — a woman pertaining to —; "suffix forming feminine...

pyramidihuijaus (Finnish): pyramid scheme, Ponzi scam illicit money-making investment scheme whereby early investors are paid primarily or wholly by later investors

Definitions

  1. pyramid scheme, Ponzi scam illicit money-making investment scheme whereby early investors are paid primarily or wholly by later investors

Ancestry of “pyramidihuijaus”, step by step

pyramidihuijaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pyramidi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpyramidipyramid
2Frenchpyramidepyramid
3Old Frenchpiramidepyramid
4Latinpȳramisa pyramid
5Ancient Greekπυραμίςpyramid; a type of cake
6Ancient Greek-ῐςa woman pertaining to —; "suffix forming feminine...

via Finnish huijaus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhuijaushoax, scam, cheat, sham, swindle
2Finnishus-ing
Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐς