Where does “ruutukuvio” come from?
ruutukuvio (Finnish) comes from Finnish ruutu, from Swedish ruta, from Middle Low German rūte, from Old High German rūta, from Latin rūta, from Ancient Greek ῥυτή — rue.
ruutukuvio (Finnish): checks
Definitions
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Ancestry of “ruutukuvio”, step by step
ruutukuvio traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish ruutu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ruutu | square; rectangle; box |
| 2 | Swedish | ruta | square, tile; windowpane; panel |
| 3 | Middle Low German | rūte | — |
| 4 | Old High German | rūta | — |
| 5 | Latin | rūta | rue bitter herb |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ῥυτή | rue |
via Finnish kuvio
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kuvio | figure; pattern; shape |
| 2 | Finnish | kuva | picture; image; photograph, photo |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | skuwwô | reflection, mirror image; shadow |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱeh₃w-ō ~ (s)ḱuh₃-nés | shadow, reflection |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |