Where does “historiamaalaus” come from?
historiamaalaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish maalaus, from Finnish maalata, from Finnish maali, from Old Swedish māl, from Old Swedish māla, from Old Norse mála, from Middle Low German mālen, from Old Saxon *mālōn — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.
historiamaalaus (Finnish): history painting, historical painting
Definitions
- history painting, historical painting
Ancestry of “historiamaalaus”, step by step
historiamaalaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish maalaus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | maalaus | painting |
| 2 | Finnish | maalata | to paint; to select, highlight; to score |
| 3 | Finnish | maali | paint; target; goal |
| 4 | Old Swedish | māl | measure, amount; sign |
| 5 | Old Swedish | māla | to paint |
| 6 | Old Norse | mála | to grind |
| 7 | Middle Low German | mālen | to draw, paint; to paint |
| 8 | Old Saxon | *mālōn | — |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | *mālēn | to paint |
| 10 | Proto-Albanian | melana | black |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂-n- | dull black |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂- | to grind, to crush |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |
via Finnish historia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | historia | history |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἱστορία | inquiry, examination, systematic observation,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἱστορέω | to inquire, ask; to examine, observe; to record,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἵστωρ | one who knows law and right, judge; witness; a... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | wístōr | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wéydtōr | one who has seen, one who knows |
| 7 | Indo-European | *weyd- | — |