Where does “makro-objektiivi” come from?
makro-objektiivi (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.
makro-objektiivi (Finnish): macro lens
Definitions
- macro lens
Ancestry of “makro-objektiivi”, step by step
makro-objektiivi 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 makro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | makro | macro |
| 2 | English | macro | Very large in scope or scale; Clipping of... |
| 3 | English | macro- | large; long; inclusive |
| 4 | French | macro- | macro |
| 5 | Latin | macro- | large |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μακρός | long; tall, deep; far, distant |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | makros | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mh₂ḱrós | lean, meager |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₂ḱ- | to raise, increase; long |