Where does “vaitiolovelvollisuus” come from?
vaitiolovelvollisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish velvollisuus, from Finnish velvollinen, from Finnish -llinen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.
vaitiolovelvollisuus (Finnish): duty of confidentiality
Definitions
- duty of confidentiality
Ancestry of “vaitiolovelvollisuus”, step by step
vaitiolovelvollisuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish velvollisuus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | velvollisuus | responsibility; duty; obligation |
| 2 | Finnish | velvollinen | bound, obliged, liable |
| 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 vaitiolo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vaitiolo | silence |
| 2 | Finnish | vaiti | silent, quiet |
| 3 | Finnish | vaieta | to fall silent; to be silent, hold one's tongue;... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | waikwaz | weak, soft, pliable |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | weyḱ- | to enter in; to settle; settlement |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |