Where does “interiööri” come from?
interiööri (Finnish) comes from Swedish interiör, from French intérieur, from Latin interior, from Latin interus, from Proto-Indo-European h₁énteros, from Proto-Indo-European -teros — Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix.
interiööri (Finnish): interior
Definitions
- interior
Ancestry of “interiööri”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | interiör | interior (of a building or the like, often with a focus on furniture, decor, and the like) |
| 2 | French | intérieur | interior; interior, inside |
| 3 | Latin | interior | inner, interior; nearer |
| 4 | Latin | interus | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁énteros | inside, within |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -teros | Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix |