Where does “yleistys” come from?
yleistys (Finnish) comes from Finnish yleistää, from Finnish yleinen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.
yleistys (Finnish): generalisation/generalization
Definitions
- generalisation/generalization
Ancestry of “yleistys”, step by step
yleistys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish yleistää
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | yleistää | to generalise/generalize; to universalize |
| 2 | Finnish | yleinen | common, widespread; mutual; generic, general,... |
| 3 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 4 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |
via Finnish us
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | us | -ing |