Where does “taittovirhe” come from?

taittovirhe (Finnish) comes from Finnish taitto, from Finnish taittaa, from Finnish taipua, from Proto-Finnic taipudak.

taittovirhe (Finnish): refractive error

Definitions

  1. refractive error

Ancestry of “taittovirhe”, step by step

taittovirhe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish taitto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtaittolayout
2Finnishtaittaato fold; to break; to refract
3Finnishtaipuato become curved, to bend; to change one's...
4Proto-Finnictaipudak—

via Finnish virhe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvirhemistake; error; flaw
Every word from Proto-Finnic taipudak →Every word from Finnish taipua →Every word from Finnish taittaa →