Where does “tendenssikirjallisuus” come from?
tendenssikirjallisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish kirjallisuus, from Finnish kirjallinen, from Finnish -llinen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.
tendenssikirjallisuus (Finnish): tendentious literature; literature that seeks to influence the public opinion; literature with overtly political messages
Definitions
- tendentious literature; literature that seeks to influence the public opinion; literature with overtly political messages
Ancestry of “tendenssikirjallisuus”, step by step
tendenssikirjallisuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kirjallisuus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kirjallisuus | literature |
| 2 | Finnish | kirjallinen | written; literary |
| 3 | Finnish | -llinen | Forms adjectives that indicate time; Forms... |
| 4 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 5 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 6 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |
via Finnish tendenssi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tendenssi | tendency |
| 2 | Latin | tendentia | The act of leaning toward; tendency, disposition,... |
| 3 | Latin | tendere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tend- | to stretch, to extend; to split, cut off |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | temh₂- | to stretch, string; to cut |