Where does “laajakulmaobjektiivi” come from?
laajakulmaobjektiivi (Finnish) comes from Finnish objektiivi, from Latin objectivus, from Latin obicio, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός, from Ancient Greek ὀβελός, from Ancient Greek βέλος — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.
laajakulmaobjektiivi (Finnish): wide-angle lens short focal length lens having a wide angle of view
Definitions
- wide-angle lens short focal length lens having a wide angle of view
Ancestry of “laajakulmaobjektiivi”, step by step
laajakulmaobjektiivi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish objektiivi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | objektiivi | objective; objective, objective case |
| 2 | Latin | objectivus | objective |
| 3 | Latin | obicio | I throw or put to, towards, in front of or... |
| 4 | Latin | ob- | towards; against |
| 5 | Latin | obolus | obolus (Greek coin) |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ὀβολός | obol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ὀβελός | a spit, rod; a horizontal line |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | βέλος | missile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷélHos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |
via Finnish laajakulma
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | laajakulma | wide angle, wide view |
| 2 | Finnish | laaja | wide, broad, vast; extensive, comprehensive |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | lakja | wide, broad |