Where does “supistumaverbi” come from?
supistumaverbi (Finnish) comes from Finnish verbi, from Swedish verb, from Latin verbum, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
supistumaverbi (Finnish): A verb with the first infinitive ending a vowel followed by or, the present stem ending in or, and the past stem ending in a vowel followed by; such a verb belongs to the Kotus conjugation type 73, 74 or 75
Definitions
- A verb with the first infinitive ending a vowel followed by or, the present stem ending in or, and the past stem ending in a vowel followed by; such a verb belongs to the Kotus conjugation type 73, 74 or 75
Ancestry of “supistumaverbi”, step by step
supistumaverbi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish verbi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | verbi | verb |
| 2 | Swedish | verb | verb |
| 3 | Latin | verbum | word; proverb, saying; verb |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |
via Finnish supistuma
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | supistuma | contraction |
| 2 | Finnish | supistua | to contract to draw together or nearer; to shorten, narrow, or lessen |
| 3 | Finnish | supistaa | to reduce; to abridge; to cancel, reduce |
| 4 | Finnish | suppea | scanty, limited, narrow; concise, succinct; close |
| 5 | Finnish | -eä | Front vowel variant of -ea |