Where does “viiteanalyysi” come from?
viiteanalyysi (Finnish) comes from Finnish viite, from Finnish viitata, from Finnish viitta, from Russian свита, from German Suite, from German -ier, from French -ier, from Middle French -er — he, she.
viiteanalyysi (Finnish): citation analysis
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Ancestry of “viiteanalyysi”, step by step
viiteanalyysi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish viite
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | viite | reference; clue, hint |
| 2 | Finnish | viitata | to point at/to with one's hand; to beckon, wave; to raise one's hand in order to get the floor |
| 3 | Finnish | viitta | sign; cape, cloak |
| 4 | Russian | свита | suite, escort, retinue, entourage; suite |
| 5 | German | Suite | suite hotel apartment consisting of several rooms |
| 6 | German | -ier | A noun-forming suffix, used especially to render... |
| 7 | French | -ier | used to form the names of trees bearing a... |
| 8 | Middle French | -er | Forms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs;... |
| 9 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 14 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Finnish analyysi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | analyysi | analysis; mathematical analysis |
| 2 | Swedish | analys | an analysis; either of differential or integral... |
| 3 | German | Analyse | analysis |
| 4 | Latin | analysis | analysis |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀνάλυσις | a loosing, releasing; a dissolving, resolution of... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀναλύω | to unloose, release, set free; I unravel,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἀνά | on board; on, upon |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | *aná | up, upon |