Where does “tassutus” come from?

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

tassutus (Finnish): pad

Definitions

  1. pad

Ancestry of “tassutus”, step by step

tassutus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tassuttaa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtassuttaato tiptoe
2FinnishtassuA paw of dog or cat
3LatinTaxusyew
4Ancient GreekεἶδοςThat which is seen: form, image, shape;...
5Spanish-scopio-scope
6Latin-scopium
7Ancient GreekσκοπέωI look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413...
8Ancient Greekσκοπόςwatcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout
9Ancient GreekσκέπτομαιI look at, examine; I examine, consider, think
10Proto-Hellenicsképťomaito look at
11Proto-Indo-Europeanspéḱyetito be looking at, to keep looking at
12Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe

via Finnish us

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishus-ing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European speḱ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European spéḱyetiEvery word from Proto-Hellenic sképťomai