Where does “meikkilasit” come from?
meikkilasit (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.
meikkilasit (Finnish): flip-lens makeup glasses
Definitions
- flip-lens makeup glasses
Ancestry of “meikkilasit”, step by step
meikkilasit traces back through two 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 lasit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lasit | Nominative plural form of lasi; spectacles |