Where does “värintoistoala” come from?
värintoistoala (Finnish) comes from Finnish värintoisto, from Finnish väri, from Swedish färg, from Old Swedish færgha, from Middle Low German verwe, from Old Saxon farwi, from Proto-West Germanic faru, from Proto-Germanic farwō — passed , crossed.
värintoistoala (Finnish): gamut all the colours that a device can reproduce
Definitions
- gamut all the colours that a device can reproduce
Ancestry of “värintoistoala”, step by step
värintoistoala traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish värintoisto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | värintoisto | color rendering, color reproduction |
| 2 | Finnish | väri | color; flush |
| 3 | Swedish | färg | color; the spectral composition of visible light;... |
| 4 | Old Swedish | færgha | — |
| 5 | Middle Low German | verwe | Alternative form of varwe; color, paint |
| 6 | Old Saxon | farwi | colour |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | faru | color; appearance; journey |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | farwō | colour |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | perḱ- | colored; motley; to open, rip up |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |