Where does “parafoiminen” come from?
parafoiminen (Finnish) comes from Finnish parafoida, from French parapher, from French paraphe, from Latin paraphus, from Latin paragraphus, from Ancient Greek παράγραφος, from Ancient Greek γράφω, from Proto-Hellenic grəpʰō — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
Ancestry of “parafoiminen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | parafoida | to initial |
| 2 | French | parapher | to sign or initial a document |
| 3 | French | paraphe | paraph; initials |
| 4 | Latin | paraphus | — |
| 5 | Latin | paragraphus | paragraph |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | παράγραφος | short stroke in the margin marking a break in... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | γράφω | to scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | grəpʰō | to scratch, cut or carve into |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |