Where does “taittovoimakkuus” come from?
taittovoimakkuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish voimakkuus, from Finnish voimakas, from Finnish kas, from Finnish katso!, from Finnish katsoa, from Proto-Finnic kaccodak, from Proto-Germanic gātijaną.
taittovoimakkuus (Finnish): optical power, dioptric power, refractive power quantity usually measured with the unit
Definitions
- optical power, dioptric power, refractive power quantity usually measured with the unit
Ancestry of “taittovoimakkuus”, step by step
taittovoimakkuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish voimakkuus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | voimakkuus | strength; magnitude; intensity |
| 2 | Finnish | voimakas | powerful; strong |
| 3 | Finnish | kas | look!, oh!, my!, behold!; look |
| 4 | Finnish | katso! | look! |
| 5 | Finnish | katsoa | to look, have a look, take a look; to watch; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Finnic | kaccodak | to look |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | gātijaną | — |