Where does “lineaariperspektiivi” come from?
lineaariperspektiivi (Finnish) comes from Finnish perspektiivi, from Swedish perspektiv, from French perspective, from Latin perspectīvus, from Latin perspectus, from Latin perspicere, from Latin specere, from Latin specio — to see, to look, to observe.
lineaariperspektiivi (Finnish): linear perspective
Definitions
- linear perspective
Ancestry of “lineaariperspektiivi”, step by step
lineaariperspektiivi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish perspektiivi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | perspektiivi | perspective |
| 2 | Swedish | perspektiv | a perspective |
| 3 | French | perspective | perspective; prospect; feminine singular of... |
| 4 | Latin | perspectīvus | — |
| 5 | Latin | perspectus | perceived, discerned; well-known |
| 6 | Latin | perspicere | present active infinitive of perspiciō;... |
| 7 | Latin | specere | present active infinitive of speciō;... |
| 8 | Latin | specio | I observe, watch, look at |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | spekjō | to observe, to see |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | spéḱyeti | to be looking at, to keep looking at |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | speḱ- | to see, to look, to observe |