Where does “arkistokuva” come from?
arkistokuva (Finnish) comes from Finnish arkisto, from Finnish arkki, from Swedish ark, from Old Swedish ark, from Middle Low German ark, from Latin arcus, from Latin solium, from Proto-Indo-European sodyom — to sit.
arkistokuva (Finnish): stock photograph, stock photo
Definitions
- stock photograph, stock photo
Ancestry of “arkistokuva”, step by step
arkistokuva traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish arkisto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | arkisto | archive |
| 2 | Finnish | arkki | A sheet; An ark; Any of the species belonging to... |
| 3 | Swedish | ark | an ark, a box; the Ark of the Covenant |
| 4 | Old Swedish | ark | — |
| 5 | Middle Low German | ark | — |
| 6 | Latin | arcus | arc, arch; bow; rainbow |
| 7 | Latin | solium | seat, chair; throne, chair of state, official... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sodyom | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sḗd- | to sit |
via Finnish kuva
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kuva | picture; image; photograph, photo |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | skuwwô | reflection, mirror image; shadow |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱeh₃w-ō ~ (s)ḱuh₃-nés | shadow, reflection |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |