Where does “perspektiivi” come from?
perspektiivi (Finnish) comes from Swedish perspektiv, from French perspective, from Latin perspectīvus, from Latin perspectus, from Latin perspicere, from Latin specere, from Latin specio, from Proto-Italic spekjō — to see, to look, to observe.
perspektiivi (Finnish): perspective
Definitions
- perspective
Ancestry of “perspektiivi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | perspektiv | a perspective |
| 2 | French | perspective | perspective; prospect; feminine singular of... |
| 3 | Latin | perspectīvus | — |
| 4 | Latin | perspectus | perceived, discerned; well-known |
| 5 | Latin | perspicere | present active infinitive of perspiciō;... |
| 6 | Latin | specere | present active infinitive of speciō;... |
| 7 | Latin | specio | I observe, watch, look at |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | spekjō | to observe, to see |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | spéḱyeti | to be looking at, to keep looking at |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | speḱ- | to see, to look, to observe |