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Where does “guassiväri” come from?

guassiväri (Finnish) comes from Finnish guassi, from French gouache, from Italian guazzo, from Latin aquatio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

guassiväri (Finnish): gouache, gouache paint

Definitions

  1. gouache, gouache paint

Ancestry of “guassiväri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishguassigouache
2Frenchgouachegouache
3Italianguazzogouache; first-person singular present indicative...
4Latinaquatiothe getting or fetching of water; watering;...
5Latin-tiō—
6Latindissertātiō—
7Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
8Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
9Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
10Latincalceusshoe
11Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
12Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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