Where does “prismapinta” come from?

prismapinta (Finnish) comes from Finnish prisma, from Late Latin prisma, from Ancient Greek πρίσμα, from Ancient Greek -μᾰ, from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.

prismapinta (Finnish): prismatic surface

Definitions

  1. prismatic surface

Ancestry of “prismapinta”, step by step

prismapinta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish prisma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishprismaprism
2Late Latinprismaprism
3Ancient GreekπρίσμαAnything sawn, sawdust; A prism
4Ancient Greek-μᾰ"suffix forming a noun denoting the result of an...
5Proto-Indo-European-mn̥Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs

via Finnish pinta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpintasurface
2Proto-Finnicpintasurface; sapwood; fat
3Proto-Germanicspindazfat; lard; grease; smear; marrow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ →Every word from Ancient Greek -μᾰ →Every word from Ancient Greek πρίσμα →