Where does “likitaittoinen” come from?

likitaittoinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish taitto, from Finnish taittaa, from Finnish taipua, from Proto-Finnic taipudak.

likitaittoinen (Finnish): myopic, near-sighted

Definitions

  1. myopic, near-sighted

Ancestry of “likitaittoinen”, step by step

likitaittoinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish taitto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtaittolayout
2Finnishtaittaato fold; to break; to refract
3Finnishtaipuato become curved, to bend; to change one's...
4Proto-Finnictaipudak

via Finnish liki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlikialmost, nearly, close to
2Finnishliki-A prefix signifying nearly, almost, "close to"

Words derived from “likitaittoinen

Every word from Proto-Finnic taipudakEvery word from Finnish taipuaEvery word from Finnish taittaa