Where does “valenssi” come from?

valenssi (Finnish) comes from Latin Valentia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

valenssi (Finnish): valence

Definitions

  1. valence

Ancestry of “valenssi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinValentiahealth, vigour, bodily strength
2Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
3Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
4Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
5Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “valenssi”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →Every word from Latin -ia →Every word from Latin -ius →
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