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Where does “tassu” come from?

tassu (Finnish) comes from Latin Taxus, from Ancient Greek εἶδος, from Spanish -scopio, from Latin -scopium, from Ancient Greek σκοπέω, from Ancient Greek σκοπός, from Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι, from Proto-Hellenic sképťomai — to see, to look, to observe.

tassu (Finnish): A paw of dog or cat

Definitions

  1. A paw of dog or cat

Ancestry of “tassu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinTaxusyew
2Ancient GreekεἶδοςThat which is seen: form, image, shape;...
3Spanish-scopio-scope
4Latin-scopium—
5Ancient GreekσκοπέωI look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413...
6Ancient Greekσκοπόςwatcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout
7Ancient GreekσκέπτομαιI look at, examine; I examine, consider, think
8Proto-Hellenicsképťomaito look at
9Proto-Indo-Europeanspéḱyetito be looking at, to keep looking at
10Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe

Words derived from “tassu”

  • kenguruntassu
  • tassutus
  • tassuttaa
  • tassutella
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