Where does “syys-” come from?
syys- (Finnish) comes from Finnish syys, from Proto-Finnic süksü, from Proto-Uralic sükśe, from French succès, from Middle French succes, from Latin successus, from Latin succēdere, from Latin sub.
syys- (Finnish): autumn, fall; autumnal
Definitions
- autumn, fall; autumnal
Ancestry of “syys-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | syys | autumn, fall; Abbreviation of syyskuu |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | süksü | autumn, fall |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | sükśe | autumn |
| 4 | French | succès | success; achievement |
| 5 | Middle French | succes | success |
| 6 | Latin | successus | course, flow (of time), approach |
| 7 | Latin | succēdere | — |
| 8 | Latin | sub | under, beneath; behind; at the feet of |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | supo | under |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |