Where does “vetovoimaisuus” come from?
vetovoimaisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish vetovoimainen, from Finnish vetovoima, from Finnish veto, from Latin veto, from Latin voto, from Proto-Italic wetā(je)-, from Proto-Indo-European weth₂- — to say.
vetovoimaisuus (Finnish): attractiveness, attractivity
Definitions
- attractiveness, attractivity
Ancestry of “vetovoimaisuus”, step by step
vetovoimaisuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish vetovoimainen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vetovoimainen | attractive causing attraction; having the quality of attracting by inherent force |
| 2 | Finnish | vetovoima | traction |
| 3 | Finnish | veto | pull; draught/draft of air; stroke of hand, oar... |
| 4 | Latin | veto | I forbid, oppose, veto; I forbid it! I protest! |
| 5 | Latin | voto | dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | wetā(je)- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | weth₂- | to say |
via Finnish uus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | uus | Alternative form of uusi |