Where does “suhteellisuus” come from?

suhteellisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish suhteellinen, from Finnish suhde, from Finnish suhta — ratio, proportion.

suhteellisuus (Finnish): relativity; proportionality

Definitions

  1. relativity; proportionality

Ancestry of “suhteellisuus”, step by step

suhteellisuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish suhteellinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsuhteellinenrelative; proportionate; proportional
2Finnishsuhdeproportion, ratio; relationship, affair; attitude
3Finnishsuhtaratio, proportion

via Finnish uus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishuusAlternative form of uusi

Words derived from “suhteellisuus

Every word from Finnish suhtaEvery word from Finnish suhdeEvery word from Finnish suhteellinen
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