Where does “presisointi” come from?
presisointi (Finnish) comes from Finnish presisoida, from Swedish precisera, from French préciser, from French précis, from Latin praecīsus, from Latin praecīdō, from Latin prae, from Proto-Italic prai — passed , crossed.
presisointi (Finnish): clarification, detailing
Ancestry of “presisointi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | presisoida | Synonym of täsmentää |
| 2 | Swedish | precisera | to make more precise, to decide on the details,... |
| 3 | French | préciser | to specify; to clarify; to point out |
| 4 | French | précis | Which does not leave doubt; specific, explicit;... |
| 5 | Latin | praecīsus | — |
| 6 | Latin | praecīdō | — |
| 7 | Latin | prae | before; in front; in front of |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | prai | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |