Where does “muotokuvaobjektiivi” come from?
muotokuvaobjektiivi (Finnish) comes from Finnish objektiivi, from Latin objectivus, from Latin obicio, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός, from Ancient Greek ὀβελός, from Ancient Greek βέλος — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.
muotokuvaobjektiivi (Finnish): portrait lens, portrait objective
Definitions
- portrait lens, portrait objective
Ancestry of “muotokuvaobjektiivi”, step by step
muotokuvaobjektiivi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish objektiivi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | objektiivi | objective; objective, objective case |
| 2 | Latin | objectivus | objective |
| 3 | Latin | obicio | I throw or put to, towards, in front of or... |
| 4 | Latin | ob- | towards; against |
| 5 | Latin | obolus | obolus (Greek coin) |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ὀβολός | obol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ὀβελός | a spit, rod; a horizontal line |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | βέλος | missile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷélHos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |
via Finnish muotokuva
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | muotokuva | portrait painting or other picture of a person, especially the head and shoulders |
| 2 | Finnish | kuva | picture; image; photograph, photo |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | skuwwô | reflection, mirror image; shadow |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱeh₃w-ō ~ (s)ḱuh₃-nés | shadow, reflection |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |