Where does “uuskolonialismi” come from?
uuskolonialismi (Finnish) comes from Finnish kolonialismi, from English colonialism, from English colonial, from English -ál, from Middle English -al, from Old French -al, from Latin -ālis, from Proto-Italic -ālis — forms relational adjectives.
uuskolonialismi (Finnish): neocolonialism
Definitions
- neocolonialism
Ancestry of “uuskolonialismi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kolonialismi | colonialism |
| 2 | English | colonialism | The policy of a country seeking to extend or... |
| 3 | English | colonial | Of or pertaining to a colony; Of or pertaining to... |
| 4 | English | -ál | Of or pertaining to. Adjectival suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to produce an adjective form. Often added to words of Latin origin, but used with other words also |
| 5 | Middle English | -al | — |
| 6 | Old French | -al | suffix used to form adjectives from nouns |
| 7 | Latin | -ālis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -ālis | forms relational adjectives |