Where does “kenoviiva” come from?
kenoviiva (Finnish) comes from Finnish keno, from English keno, from French quine, from Latin quīnus — five each; five at a time.
kenoviiva (Finnish): A backslash
Ancestry of “kenoviiva”, step by step
kenoviiva traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish keno
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | keno | slanted, tilted; keno |
| 2 | English | keno | A gambling game, a variety of the game of lotto,... |
| 3 | French | quine | set of five, group of five (such as the digits on one hand) |
| 4 | Latin | quīnus | five each; five at a time |
via Finnish viiva
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | viiva | line; dash, hyphen; bar |
| 2 | Finnish | vije- | — |