Where does “siviilipukuinen” come from?

siviilipukuinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish siviilipuku, 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.

siviilipukuinen (Finnish): plainclothed, in civilian clothes

Definitions

  1. plainclothed, in civilian clothes

Ancestry of “siviilipukuinen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsiviilipukucivilian dress, civilian clothing
2Finnishsiviilicivilian
3Old Frenchcivil—
4Latincīvīlis—
5Latin-ilis-ile
6Proto-Italic-elis—
7Proto-Indo-European-elis—
8Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →Every word from Latin -ilis →Every word from Latin cīvīlis →