Where does “sovinistisika” come from?

sovinistisika (Finnish) comes from Finnish sovinisti, from French chauviniste, from French -iste, from Latin -ista, from Ancient Greek -ιστής, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Proto-Hellenic -tās.

sovinistisika (Finnish): chauvinist pig

Definitions

  1. chauvinist pig

Ancestry of “sovinistisika”, step by step

sovinistisika traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sovinisti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsovinistichauvinist
2Frenchchauvinistechauvinistic
3French-iste-ist; -istic
4Latin-ista-ist; one who practises or believes
5Ancient Greek-ιστήςAlternative form of -τής; -ist
6Ancient Greek-τήςAppended to verbs to form agent nouns
7Proto-Hellenic-tās—

via Finnish Sika

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishSikaPig the twelfth animal in the 12-year cycle in Chinese zodiac
2Proto-Finniccikapig
3Proto-West Germanictigāshe-goat
Every word from Proto-Hellenic -tās →Every word from Ancient Greek -τής →Every word from French -iste →
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