Where does “superlatiivisuus” come from?
superlatiivisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish superlatiivinen, from Finnish superlatiivi, from Late Latin superlativus, from Latin superlātus, from Latin super-, from Latin super, from Latin eks-uper, from Proto-Indo-European upéri.
superlatiivisuus (Finnish): superlativeness
Definitions
- superlativeness
Ancestry of “superlatiivisuus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | superlatiivinen | superlative |
| 2 | Finnish | superlatiivi | superlative |
| 3 | Late Latin | superlativus | superlative |
| 4 | Latin | superlātus | — |
| 5 | Latin | super- | super-; over, above |
| 6 | Latin | super | "accusative" above, on the top of, upon;... |
| 7 | Latin | eks-uper | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | upéri | alternative reconstruction of *upér |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |