Where does “sporadisuus” come from?
sporadisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish sporadinen, from Medieval Latin sporadicus, from Ancient Greek σποραδικός, from Ancient Greek σποράς, from Ancient Greek σπορά, from Ancient Greek σπείρω, from Proto-Hellenic spéřřō, from Proto-Indo-European spéryeti — to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to...
sporadisuus (Finnish): sporadicity
Definitions
- sporadicity
Ancestry of “sporadisuus”, step by step
sporadisuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish sporadinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sporadinen | sporadic |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | sporadicus | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | σποραδικός | disperse, scattered |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σποράς | scattered, dispersed |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σπορά | seed |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | σπείρω | I sow; nominative/accusative/vocative dual of... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | spéřřō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | spéryeti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sper- | to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to... |
via Finnish uus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | uus | Alternative form of uusi |