Where does “spekulatiivisesti” come from?
spekulatiivisesti (Finnish) comes from Finnish spekulatiivinen, from Latin speculātīvus, from Latin speculor, from Latin specula, from Latin spes, from Proto-Italic spēs, from Proto-Indo-European spéh₁s, from Proto-Indo-European speh₁- — to succeed, to prosper.
spekulatiivisesti (Finnish): speculatively
Definitions
- speculatively
Ancestry of “spekulatiivisesti”, step by step
spekulatiivisesti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish spekulatiivinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | spekulatiivinen | speculative |
| 2 | Latin | speculātīvus | speculative |
| 3 | Latin | speculor | I watch, I observe; I examine, I explore; I spy |
| 4 | Latin | specula | watchtower, lookout; nominative plural of... |
| 5 | Latin | spes | hope; expectation, anticipation, apprehension |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | spēs | hope |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | spéh₁s | prosperity, success |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | speh₁- | to succeed, to prosper |
via Finnish sti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sti | — |