Where does “valenssivyö” come from?

valenssivyö (Finnish) comes from Finnish valenssi, 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.

valenssivyö (Finnish): valence band

Definitions

  1. valence band

Ancestry of “valenssivyö”, step by step

valenssivyö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish valenssi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvalenssivalence
2LatinValentiahealth, vigour, bodily strength
3Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
4Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
5Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
6Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

via Finnish vyö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvyöbelt, girdle; band; zone
2Proto-Finnicvööbelt
3Proto-Finno-Ugricwiŋä
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yósEvery word from Latin -iaEvery word from Latin -ius