Where does “romanssinpoikanen” come from?
romanssinpoikanen (Finnish) comes from Finnish romanssi, from Medieval Latin romanice, from Vulgar Latin romanice, from Latin rōmānicus, from Latin -icus, from Proto-Italic *-ikos — forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or pertaining to'.
romanssinpoikanen (Finnish): little romance
Definitions
- little romance
Ancestry of “romanssinpoikanen”, step by step
romanssinpoikanen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish romanssi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | romanssi | romance |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | romanice | In the Roman manner; In a Romance language |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | romanice | in the way of the Romans; in the Roman manner; in... |
| 4 | Latin | rōmānicus | Roman; made in Rome |
| 5 | Latin | -icus | belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *-ikos | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or pertaining to' |
via Finnish poikanen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | poikanen | Diminutive of poika; little boy; young |
| 2 | Finnish | -nen | Forms diminutives nouns or terms expressing... |
| 3 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 4 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |