Where does “alkuvinjetti” come from?
alkuvinjetti (Finnish) comes from Finnish vinjetti, from Swedish vinjett, from French vignette, from French vigne, from Middle French vigne, from Old French vigne, from Vulgar Latin vinia, from Latin vīnea — to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...
alkuvinjetti (Finnish): vignette decorative design at the head of a chapter, poem or book
Definitions
- vignette decorative design at the head of a chapter, poem or book
Ancestry of “alkuvinjetti”, step by step
alkuvinjetti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish vinjetti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vinjetti | vignette |
| 2 | Swedish | vinjett | vignette |
| 3 | French | vignette | vignette; image, illustration, motif |
| 4 | French | vigne | vine; vineyard |
| 5 | Middle French | vigne | — |
| 6 | Old French | vigne | vine; vineyard |
| 7 | Vulgar Latin | vinia | — |
| 8 | Latin | vīnea | vineyard |
| 9 | Latin | vīnum | wine |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | wīnom | wine |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | wóyh₁nom | wine; vine, wine |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | weh₁y- | to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,... |