Where does “sivari” come from?
sivari (Finnish) comes from Finnish siviilipalvelus, from Finnish siviili, from Old French civil, from Latin cīvīlis, from Latin -ilis, from Proto-Italic -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
sivari (Finnish): A person who is doing or has done non-military...
Definitions
- A person who is doing or has done non-military...
Ancestry of “sivari”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | siviilipalvelus | alternative civilian service, civilian service,... |
| 2 | Finnish | siviili | civilian |
| 3 | Old French | civil | — |
| 4 | Latin | cīvīlis | — |
| 5 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |