Where does “rasterikuva” come from?
rasterikuva (Finnish) comes from Finnish rasteri, from German Raster, from Latin raster, from Latin rāstrum, from Latin -trum, from Proto-Italic -trom, from Proto-Indo-European -trom, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
rasterikuva (Finnish): raster image
Definitions
- raster image
Ancestry of “rasterikuva”, step by step
rasterikuva traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish rasteri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | rasteri | half-toning |
| 2 | German | Raster | raster; framework, schema |
| 3 | Latin | raster | to scrape |
| 4 | Latin | rāstrum | rake, hoe, mattock |
| 5 | Latin | -trum | forming instrument nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -trom | suffix forming instrument nouns from verbs |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
via Finnish kuva
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kuva | picture; image; photograph, photo |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | skuwwô | reflection, mirror image; shadow |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱeh₃w-ō ~ (s)ḱuh₃-nés | shadow, reflection |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |