Where does “selvänäköisyys” come from?
selvänäköisyys (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.
selvänäköisyys (Finnish): clairvoyance
Definitions
- clairvoyance
Ancestry of “selvänäköisyys”, step by step
selvänäköisyys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish selvänäköinen
| 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 |
via Finnish uus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | uus | Alternative form of uusi |