Where does “ääriarvopiste” come from?
ääriarvopiste (Finnish) comes from Finnish piste, from Finnish -e, from Finnish hartia, from Serbo-Croatian hartija, from Greek χαρτί, from Koine Greek χαρτίον, from Ancient Greek χάρτης, from Ancient Greek χαράσσω — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.
ääriarvopiste (Finnish): extremum point
Definitions
- extremum point
Ancestry of “ääriarvopiste”, step by step
ääriarvopiste traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish piste
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | piste | point, dot, full stop, period; point |
| 2 | Finnish | -e | Used for forming nouns from verbs or adjectives |
| 3 | Finnish | hartia | shoulder |
| 4 | Serbo-Croatian | hartija | paper |
| 5 | Greek | χαρτί | paper |
| 6 | Koine Greek | χαρτίον | paper, papyrus |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | χάρτης | sheet of paper, paper; book |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | χαράσσω | to sharpen; to engrave, carve, write, draw, stamp |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |
via Finnish ääriarvo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ääriarvo | extremum |
| 2 | Finnish | ääri | verge; end; vicinity |
| 3 | Swedish | år | a year |
| 4 | French | are | an are |
| 5 | Latin | ārea | a piece of level ground, a vacant place (esp. in the town) |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | āzeā | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs-e-yeh₂ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs- | to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth |