Where does “idyllinen” come from?

idyllinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish idylli, from Latin īdyllium, from Ancient Greek εἰδύλλιον, from Ancient Greek εἶδος, from Spanish -scopio, from Latin -scopium, from Ancient Greek σκοπέω, from Ancient Greek σκοπός — to see, to look, to observe.

idyllinen (Finnish): idyllic

Definitions

  1. idyllic

Ancestry of “idyllinen”, step by step

idyllinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish idylli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishidylliidyll
2Latinīdyllium
3Ancient Greekεἰδύλλιονshort bucolic poem
4Ancient GreekεἶδοςThat which is seen: form, image, shape;...
5Spanish-scopio-scope
6Latin-scopium
7Ancient GreekσκοπέωI look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413...
8Ancient Greekσκοπόςwatcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout
9Ancient GreekσκέπτομαιI look at, examine; I examine, consider, think
10Proto-Hellenicsképťomaito look at
11Proto-Indo-Europeanspéḱyetito be looking at, to keep looking at
12Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe

via Finnish inen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishinen

Words derived from “idyllinen

Every word from Proto-Indo-European speḱ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European spéḱyetiEvery word from Proto-Hellenic sképťomai
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