Where does “ultraviolettiaalto” come from?
ultraviolettiaalto (Finnish) comes from Finnish ultravioletti, from Finnish violetti, from Swedish violett, from French violet, from Latin viola, from Latin violo, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.
ultraviolettiaalto (Finnish): ultraviolet wave
Definitions
- ultraviolet wave
Ancestry of “ultraviolettiaalto”, step by step
ultraviolettiaalto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish ultravioletti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ultravioletti | ultraviolet |
| 2 | Finnish | violetti | violet; colour violet |
| 3 | Swedish | violett | violet |
| 4 | French | violet | purple; mushroom with a violet cap, such as a... |
| 5 | Latin | viola | violet; second-person singular present active... |
| 6 | Latin | violo | I treat with violence; I maltreat; I violate,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |