Where does “Venn-diagrammi” come from?
Venn-diagrammi (Finnish) comes from Finnish diagrammi, from Italian diagramma, from Ancient Greek διάγραμμα, from Ancient Greek δῐᾰ-, from Ancient Greek διά, from Proto-Indo-European dwís, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.
Venn-diagrammi (Finnish): Venn diagram
Definitions
- Venn diagram
Ancestry of “Venn-diagrammi”, step by step
Venn-diagrammi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish diagrammi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | diagrammi | diagram |
| 2 | Italian | diagramma | diagram; chart; graph |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | διάγραμμα | That which is marked out in lines, plan, diagram |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | δῐᾰ- | apart; through, across; through; in different... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | διά | throughout |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dwís | twice, doubly; in two |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |
via Finnish Venn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Venn | — |