Where does “sekaani” come from?
sekaani (Finnish) comes from Finnish vegaani, from English Vegan, from English vegetarian, from English vegetable, from Middle English vegetable, from Old French vegetable, from Latin vegetabilis, from Latin vegeto — lively, awake; strong.
sekaani (Finnish): A mixed eater, meat-eater, as opposed to a vegan
Definitions
- A mixed eater, meat-eater, as opposed to a vegan
Ancestry of “sekaani”, step by step
sekaani traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish vegaani
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vegaani | vegan |
| 2 | English | Vegan | Relating to Vega; Someone from Vega, which is... |
| 3 | English | vegetarian | A person who does not eat animal flesh, or, in... |
| 4 | English | vegetable | Any plant; A plant raised for some edible part of... |
| 5 | Middle English | vegetable | — |
| 6 | Old French | vegetable | — |
| 7 | Latin | vegetabilis | animating, enlivening, vivifying; able to produce... |
| 8 | Latin | vegeto | I arouse, enliven, quicken, animate, invigorate;... |
| 9 | Latin | vegetus | enlivened, lively, animated, vigorous, active,... |
| 10 | Latin | vegeo | I move, excite, quicken, arouse; I am lively or... |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | wegeō | to be active, lively |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | wegejō | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | woǵ-éye- | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵ- | lively, awake; strong |