Where does “uuspakanuus” come from?
uuspakanuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish pakanuus, from Finnish pakana, from Tagalog kana, from Tagalog amerikana, from English Americana, from English America, from Latin America, from Italian Amerigo — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.
uuspakanuus (Finnish): neopaganism
Definitions
- neopaganism
Ancestry of “uuspakanuus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pakanuus | paganism |
| 2 | Finnish | pakana | pagan; heathen |
| 3 | Tagalog | kana | deception; falsity |
| 4 | Tagalog | amerikana | coat US; jacket; tuxedo |
| 5 | English | Americana | All things peculiar to the United States' culture... |
| 6 | English | America | — |
| 7 | Latin | America | — |
| 8 | Italian | Amerigo | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | *Amalarīks | — |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | Haimarīks | Henry |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | rīks | king, ruler |
| 12 | Proto-Celtic | rīxs | king |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃rḗǵs | king, ruler |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |