Where does “selvänäköisesti” come from?
selvänäköisesti (Finnish) comes from Finnish selvänäköinen, from French clairvoyant, from French voyant, from French voir, from Middle French veoir, from Old French vëoir, from Old French vedeir, from Latin videō — to see.
selvänäköisesti (Finnish): in a clear-sighted manner
Definitions
- in a clear-sighted manner
Ancestry of “selvänäköisesti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | selvänäköinen | clairvoyant |
| 2 | French | clairvoyant | clairvoyant |
| 3 | French | voyant | present participle of voir; clairvoyant; showy,... |
| 4 | French | voir | to see; please |
| 5 | Middle French | veoir | to see |
| 6 | Old French | vëoir | Alternative form of veoir; to see |
| 7 | Old French | vedeir | Alternative form of veoir |
| 8 | Latin | videō | to see, perceive; look (at) |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | widēō | see |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |