Where does “meikkaaja” come from?
meikkaaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish meikata, from Finnish meikki, from English make, from Middle English make, from Middle English maken, from Old English macian, from Emilian mâcia, from Latin Macula — smear, rub.
meikkaaja (Finnish): makeup artist
Definitions
- makeup artist
Ancestry of “meikkaaja”, step by step
meikkaaja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish meikata
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | meikata | To apply makeup |
| 2 | Finnish | meikki | makeup |
| 3 | English | make | To create; To behave, to act; To tend; to... |
| 4 | Middle English | make | Alternative form of maken; easy |
| 5 | Middle English | maken | To make or create; to have something made |
| 6 | Old English | macian | to make |
| 7 | Emilian | mâcia | spot, stain |
| 8 | Latin | Macula | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | smh₁-tleh₂ | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | smeh₁- | smear, rub |