Where does “läpivalaisukuva” come from?
läpivalaisukuva (Finnish) comes from Finnish läpivalaisu, from Finnish läpi, from Tagalog lapi, from Spanish lápiz, from Italian lapis, from Latin lapis, from Proto-Italic *lapets — stone.
läpivalaisukuva (Finnish): radioscopic image, x-ray image
Definitions
- radioscopic image, x-ray image
Ancestry of “läpivalaisukuva”, step by step
läpivalaisukuva traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish läpivalaisu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | läpivalaisu | transillumination, X-ray |
| 2 | Finnish | läpi | hole window, shutter, door; mouth, hole; through |
| 3 | Tagalog | lapi | joining or attaching a part to a whole; affix |
| 4 | Spanish | lápiz | pencil |
| 5 | Italian | lapis | pencil; sanguine |
| 6 | Latin | lapis | a stone; a milestone; a boundary stone |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *lapets | stone |
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 |