Where does “meikinpoistoaine” come from?
meikinpoistoaine (Finnish) comes from Finnish meikki, from English make, from Middle English make, from Middle English maken, from Old English macian, from Emilian mâcia, from Latin Macula, from Proto-Indo-European smh₁-tleh₂ — smear, rub.
meikinpoistoaine (Finnish): makeup remover substance
Definitions
- makeup remover substance
Ancestry of “meikinpoistoaine”, step by step
meikinpoistoaine traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish meikki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | meikki | makeup |
| 2 | English | make | To create; To behave, to act; To tend; to... |
| 3 | Middle English | make | Alternative form of maken; easy |
| 4 | Middle English | maken | To make or create; to have something made |
| 5 | Old English | macian | to make |
| 6 | Emilian | mâcia | spot, stain |
| 7 | Latin | Macula | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | smh₁-tleh₂ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | smeh₁- | smear, rub |
via Finnish poisto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | poisto | removal; deletion; depreciation |
| 2 | Finnish | poistaa | to remove; to delete; "~ tuotannosta, myynnistä,... |
| 3 | Finnish | pois | away, off; off; minus, take away |
| 4 | Finnish | poikki- | cross-, transverse |
| 5 | Finnish | poikki | broken into two or more pieces; off; exhausted,... |
| 6 | Finnish | poikitse | (Scattered/strewn) here and there, all over (the place), (all) spread out |
| 7 | Finnish | itse | oneself; used to emphasize the person of the head... |
| 8 | Proto-Finnic | icek | self |
| 9 | Hebrew | יצחק | to laugh |