Where does “afsluiten” come from?
afsluiten (Dutch) comes from Dutch af, from Dutch afschetsen, from Dutch schetsen, from Dutch schets, from Italian schizzo, from Latin schedium, from Ancient Greek σχέδιος, from Ancient Greek σχεδόν — to hold; to overpower.
afsluiten (Dutch): to close off, seal; to conclude, to end, to...
Definitions
- to close off, seal; to conclude, to end, to...
Ancestry of “afsluiten”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | af | off; off, from; finished, done |
| 2 | Dutch | afschetsen | to depict, to portray, esp. in a sketch; to... |
| 3 | Dutch | schetsen | to sketch; to describe with words |
| 4 | Dutch | schets | sketch |
| 5 | Italian | schizzo | squirt, splash; stain, spot, flake; sketch |
| 6 | Latin | schedium | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | σχέδιος | near, close; temporary, offhand, casual,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | σχεδόν | near, nearby; nearly, almost |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ἔχω | I have, possess, contain, own; I hold; I have... |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | hékʰō | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | seǵʰ- | to hold; to overpower |
Words derived from “afsluiten”