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Where does “viittaus” come from?

viittaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish viitata, from Finnish viitta, from Russian свита, from German Suite, from German -ier, from French -ier, from Middle French -er, from Latin -āre — he, she.

viittaus (Finnish): raise of hand; wave; reference

Definitions

  1. raise of hand; wave; reference

Ancestry of “viittaus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishviitatato point at/to ; to beckon, wave; to raise one's...
2Finnishviittasign; cape, cloak
3Russianсвитаsuite, escort, retinue, entourage; suite
4GermanSuitesuite
5German-ierA noun-forming suffix, used especially to render...
6French-ierused to form the names of trees bearing a...
7Middle French-erForms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs;...
8Latin-āre—
9Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
10Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
11Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
12Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
13Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “viittaus”

  • itseviittaus
  • kategoriaviittaus
  • viittaustermi
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