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Where does “viittoma” come from?

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

viittoma (Finnish): A sign of a sign language; Agent participle of...

Definitions

  1. A sign of a sign language; Agent participle of...

Ancestry of “viittoma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishviittoato wave, hail; to sign
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 “viittoma”

  • viittomakieli
  • suomalainen viittomakieli
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