Where does “sitaattilaina” come from?
sitaattilaina (Finnish) comes from Finnish sitaatti, from Swedish citat, from German Zitat, from Latin citatum, from Latin citō, from Latin -tō, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
sitaattilaina (Finnish): unadapted loanword; a loanword that preserves its spelling and pronunciation as opposed to being made fit into the target's language phonology
Definitions
- unadapted loanword; a loanword that preserves its spelling and pronunciation as opposed to being made fit into the target's language phonology
Ancestry of “sitaattilaina”, step by step
sitaattilaina traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish sitaatti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sitaatti | quotation, quote, citation |
| 2 | Swedish | citat | a quote |
| 3 | German | Zitat | quotation |
| 4 | Latin | citatum | nominative neuter singular of citātus; accusative... |
| 5 | Latin | citō | quickly, fast |
| 6 | Latin | -tō | Forms here |
| 7 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |