Where does “multitaskaaja” come from?

multitaskaaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish multitaskata, from English multitask, from English task, from Medieval Latin tasca, from Latin taxa, from Latin taxāre, from Latin Taxus, from Ancient Greek εἶδος — to see, to look, to observe.

Ancestry of “multitaskaaja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmultitaskatato multitask
2EnglishmultitaskHandling or involving multiple tasks at once
3EnglishtaskA piece of work done as part of one’s duties; Any...
4Medieval Latintasca—
5Latintaxasecond-person singular present active imperative...
6Latintaxāre—
7LatinTaxusyew
8Ancient GreekεἶδοςThat which is seen: form, image, shape;...
9Spanish-scopio-scope
10Latin-scopium—
11Ancient GreekσκοπέωI look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413...
12Ancient Greekσκοπόςwatcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout
13Ancient GreekσκέπτομαιI look at, examine; I examine, consider, think
14Proto-Hellenicsképťomaito look at
15Proto-Indo-Europeanspéḱyetito be looking at, to keep looking at
16Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European speḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European spéḱyeti →Every word from Proto-Hellenic sképťomai →