Etymology Explorer › FinnishWhere does “siviilivirkamies” come from? siviilivirkamies (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.
siviilivirkamies (Finnish): civilian officer, civil servant
Definitions civilian officer, civil servant Ancestry of “siviilivirkamies”, step by step siviilivirkamies traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish siviili Step Language Word Meaning 1 Finnish siviili civilian 2 Old French civil — 3 Latin cīvīlis — 4 Latin -ilis -ile 5 Proto-Italic -elis — 6 Proto-Indo-European -elis — 7 Proto-Indo-European -lós Forms agent nouns from verbal roots
via Finnish virkamies Step Language Word Meaning 1 Finnish virkamies civil servant, public officer, official 2 Finnish virka post, position, office, public office; purpose,... 3 Old Norse virkja — 4 Proto-Germanic wirkijaną to make, produce; to effect, make happen 5 Proto-Indo-European werǵ- to make