Where does “perspektiivinen” come from?

perspektiivinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish perspektiivi, from Swedish perspektiv, from French perspective, from Latin perspectīvus, from Latin perspectus, from Latin perspicere, from Latin specere, from Latin specio — to see, to look, to observe.

perspektiivinen (Finnish): perspectival

Definitions

  1. perspectival

Ancestry of “perspektiivinen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishperspektiiviperspective
2Swedishperspektiva perspective
3Frenchperspectiveperspective; prospect; feminine singular of...
4Latinperspectīvus
5Latinperspectusperceived, discerned; well-known
6Latinperspicerepresent active infinitive of perspiciō;...
7Latinspecerepresent active infinitive of speciō;...
8LatinspecioI observe, watch, look at
9Proto-Italicspekjōto observe, to see
10Proto-Indo-Europeanspéḱyetito be looking at, to keep looking at
11Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European speḱ-
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