Where does “sorminta” come from?
sorminta (Hungarian) comes from Finnish sormia, from Finnish -iä, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
sorminta (Hungarian): linear pattern, border motif; A small decorative...
Definitions
- linear pattern, border motif; A small decorative...
Ancestry of “sorminta”, step by step
sorminta traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish sormia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sormia | — |
| 2 | Finnish | -iä | y forms abstract nouns from Latin or Greek roots |
| 3 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 4 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
via Hungarian sör
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | sör | beer |
via Hungarian mintâ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | mintâ | sample also in the statistical sense, specimen |