Where does “renessanssityyli” come from?

renessanssityyli (Finnish) comes from Finnish tyyli, from Swedish styl, from Latin stilus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- — to be sharp; to sting.

renessanssityyli (Finnish): Renaissance style

Definitions

  1. Renaissance style

Ancestry of “renessanssityyli”, step by step

renessanssityyli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tyyli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtyylistyle
2Swedishstyl—
3LatinstilusA pointed instrument; stake, pale, spike; A...
4Proto-Indo-European(s)teyg-to be sharp; to sting

via Finnish renessanssi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishrenessanssiRenaissance both in history and figuratively

Words derived from “renessanssityyli”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- →Every word from Latin stilus →Every word from Swedish styl →