Where does “mosaiikkikuva” come from?
mosaiikkikuva (Finnish) comes from Finnish mosaiikki, from Italian mosaico, from Latin musaicum, from Latin musivum, from Latin mūsēum, from Ancient Greek μουσεῖον, from Ancient Greek μοῦσα — Alternative letter-case form of Μοῦσᾰ; music,...
mosaiikkikuva (Finnish): mosaic, a picture or depiction in the form of a mosaic
Definitions
- mosaic, a picture or depiction in the form of a mosaic
Ancestry of “mosaiikkikuva”, step by step
mosaiikkikuva traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish mosaiikki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | mosaiikki | mosaic |
| 2 | Italian | mosaico | mosaic, puzzle, jigsaw, jigsaw puzzle; mixture;... |
| 3 | Latin | musaicum | — |
| 4 | Latin | musivum | mosaic |
| 5 | Latin | mūsēum | a place or temple devoted to the Muses |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μουσεῖον | a home of music poetry; a museum, a... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μοῦσα | Alternative letter-case form of Μοῦσᾰ; music,... |
via Finnish kuva
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kuva | picture; image; photograph, photo |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | skuwwô | reflection, mirror image; shadow |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱeh₃w-ō ~ (s)ḱuh₃-nés | shadow, reflection |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |