Where does “spastisuus” come from?
spastisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish spastinen, from Latin spasticus, from Ancient Greek σπαστικός, from Ancient Greek -τικός, from Ancient Greek -σις, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
spastisuus (Finnish): spasticity
Definitions
- spasticity
Ancestry of “spastisuus”, step by step
spastisuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish spastinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | spastinen | spastic |
| 2 | Latin | spasticus | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | σπαστικός | drawing in, absorbing |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -τικός | relating to, suited to, skilled in, able to,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -σις | Added to verb stems to form abstract nouns or... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |
via Finnish uus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | uus | Alternative form of uusi |