Where does “valokopiointi” come from?
valokopiointi (Finnish) comes from Finnish kopiointi, from Finnish kopioida, from Finnish kopio, from Medieval Latin copia, from Latin cōpia, from Latin coopia, from Latin co-, from Latin cōn- — resin, gum; to say, speak.
valokopiointi (Finnish): photocopying
Definitions
- photocopying
Ancestry of “valokopiointi”, step by step
valokopiointi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kopiointi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kopiointi | copying |
| 2 | Finnish | kopioida | to copy |
| 3 | Finnish | kopio | copy; carbon copy |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | copia | reproduction, transcript; copy; supply |
| 5 | Latin | cōpia | supply, abundance, copiousness, wealth, riches |
| 6 | Latin | coopia | — |
| 7 | Latin | co- | allomorph of con- |
| 8 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 9 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 10 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 14 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 15 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 16 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 17 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 18 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 19 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |