Where does “kuvamateriaali” come from?
kuvamateriaali (Finnish) comes from Finnish materiaali, from Late Latin materialis, from Latin māteria, from Latin māter, from Proto-Italic mātēr, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr — mother.
kuvamateriaali (Finnish): illustrative material; images, pictures, visuals, etc
Definitions
- illustrative material; images, pictures, visuals, etc
Ancestry of “kuvamateriaali”, step by step
kuvamateriaali traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish materiaali
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | materiaali | material |
| 2 | Late Latin | materialis | material |
| 3 | Latin | māteria | matter; material; component stuff; substance |
| 4 | Latin | māter | mother female parent |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | mātēr | mother |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | méh₂tēr | mother |
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 |