Where does “negatiivikuva” come from?
negatiivikuva (Finnish) comes from Finnish negatiivi, from Latin negativus, from Latin negō, from Latin nec, from Latin neque, from Proto-Indo-European nekʷe, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.
negatiivikuva (Finnish): negative image
Definitions
- negative image
Ancestry of “negatiivikuva”, step by step
negatiivikuva traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish negatiivi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | negatiivi | negative |
| 2 | Latin | negativus | denied, negative, that which denies; inhibiting |
| 3 | Latin | negō | to deny |
| 4 | Latin | nec | nor; and not, not; neither |
| 5 | Latin | neque | not; and not, also not |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | nekʷe | and not, neither, nor |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ne | not |
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 | (s)ḱeh₃- | darkness, shadow |