Where does “sitaatti” come from?
sitaatti (Finnish) comes from Swedish citat, from German Zitat, from Latin citatum, from Latin citō, from Latin -tō, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
sitaatti (Finnish): quotation, quote, citation
Definitions
- quotation, quote, citation
Ancestry of “sitaatti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | citat | a quote |
| 2 | German | Zitat | quotation |
| 3 | Latin | citatum | nominative neuter singular of citātus; accusative... |
| 4 | Latin | citō | quickly, fast |
| 5 | Latin | -tō | Forms here |
| 6 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |