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Where does “substantiivi” come from?

substantiivi (Finnish) comes from Romanian substantiv, from French substantif, from Latin substantīvus, from Latin substantia, from Latin substāns, from Latin substō, from Latin sub, from Proto-Italic supo.

substantiivi (Finnish): substantive, noun

Definitions

  1. substantive, noun

Ancestry of “substantiivi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniansubstantivnoun
2Frenchsubstantifsubstantive
3Latinsubstantīvus—
4Latinsubstantiasubstance, essence, material, contents; fortune,...
5Latinsubstāns—
6Latinsubstō—
7Latinsubunder, beneath; behind; at the feet of
8Proto-Italicsupo—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “substantiivi”

  • kollektiivisubstantiivi
  • substantiivityyli
  • substantiivitauti
  • substantiivinen
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