Where does “kipsikuva” come from?
kipsikuva (Finnish) comes from Finnish kipsi, from Swedish gips, from German Gips, from Middle High German gips, from Old High German gips, from Latin gypsum, from Ancient Greek γύψος — chalk; cement.
kipsikuva (Finnish): plaster cast depicting something
Definitions
- plaster cast depicting something
Ancestry of “kipsikuva”, step by step
kipsikuva traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kipsi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kipsi | gypsum; plaster of Paris; plaster cast |
| 2 | Swedish | gips | gypsum |
| 3 | German | Gips | gypsum; Short for Gipsverband |
| 4 | Middle High German | gips | — |
| 5 | Old High German | gips | — |
| 6 | Latin | gypsum | gypsum; a plaster figure |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | γύψος | chalk; cement |
via Finnish kuva
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kuva | picture; image; photograph, photo |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | skuwwô | reflection, mirror image; shadow |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱeh₃w-ō ~ (s)ḱuh₃-nés | shadow, reflection |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |