Where does “sivistysyhteiskunta” come from?
sivistysyhteiskunta (Finnish) comes from Finnish yhteiskunta, from Finnish yhteinen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.
sivistysyhteiskunta (Finnish): civilized society
Definitions
- civilized society
Ancestry of “sivistysyhteiskunta”, step by step
sivistysyhteiskunta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish yhteiskunta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | yhteiskunta | society |
| 2 | Finnish | yhteinen | shared, joint, common; collaborative,... |
| 3 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 4 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |