Where does “nyansointi” come from?
nyansointi (Finnish) comes from Finnish nyansoida, from Finnish nyanssi, from French nuancé, from French nuer, from French nue, from Middle French nue, from Old French nue, from Vulgar Latin nuba — to cover.
nyansointi (Finnish): nuancing
Definitions
- nuancing
Ancestry of “nyansointi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | nyansoida | to nuance |
| 2 | Finnish | nyanssi | nuance |
| 3 | French | nuancé | past participle of nuancer; nuanced |
| 4 | French | nuer | to match, match up |
| 5 | French | nue | feminine singular of nu; cloud |
| 6 | Middle French | nue | cloud |
| 7 | Old French | nue | cloud |
| 8 | Vulgar Latin | nuba | — |
| 9 | Latin | nūbēs | cloud |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)newdʰ- | to cover |