Where does “siviilisääty” come from?

siviilisääty (Finnish) comes 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.

siviilisääty (Finnish): marital status

Definitions

  1. marital status

Ancestry of “siviilisääty”, step by step

siviilisääty traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish siviili

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsiviilicivilian
2Old Frenchcivil—
3Latincīvīlis—
4Latin-ilis-ile
5Proto-Italic-elis—
6Proto-Indo-European-elis—
7Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

via Finnish sääty

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsäätyestate; class; rank
2Finnishsäätääto adjust, regulate, tune, control; to enact;...
3Proto-Finnicsäätädäkto arrange, organize
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →Every word from Latin -ilis →Every word from Latin cīvīlis →