Where does “öljyvernissa” come from?
öljyvernissa (Finnish) comes from Finnish vernissa, from French vernis, from Old French vernis, from Medieval Latin vernix, from Latin veronix, from Byzantine Greek βερονίκη, from Ancient Greek βερονίκιον, from Ancient Greek Βερενίκη — shiny, light brown.
öljyvernissa (Finnish): oil varnish
Definitions
- oil varnish
Ancestry of “öljyvernissa”, step by step
öljyvernissa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish vernissa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vernissa | varnish |
| 2 | French | vernis | varnish; nail polish; veneer |
| 3 | Old French | vernis | — |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | vernix | varnish; resin |
| 5 | Latin | veronix | — |
| 6 | Byzantine Greek | βερονίκη | resin amber |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | βερονίκιον | soda |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | Βερενίκη | a city in Lybia; bringer of victory |
| 9 | Ancient Macedonian | Βερενῑ́κη | — |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | φέρω | I bring, bear, carry |
| 11 | Proto-Hellenic | pʰérō | to bear |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéreti | to be carrying |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |
via Finnish öljy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | öljy | oil; crude oil; the letter "Ö" in the Finnish... |
| 2 | Finnish | raakaöljy | crude oil |
| 3 | Swedish | råolja | crude oil |
| 4 | Swedish | rå | raw; crude; rough |
| 5 | Swedish | råda | to advise (give advice (to someone)) |
| 6 | Old Swedish | rāþa | to ensure |
| 7 | Old Norse | ráða | to advise, counsel; to consult about, discuss; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | rēdaną | to decide, advise |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreh₁dʰ- | to think; to arrange; to succeed, accomplish |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂reh₁- | to think, reason; to arrange |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |