Where does “valokuvarealismi” come from?

valokuvarealismi (Finnish) comes from Finnish realismi, from French réalisme, from French réel, from Middle French real, from Old French reel, from Latin reālis, from Latin rēs, from Latin vindicatio — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

valokuvarealismi (Finnish): photorealism

Definitions

  1. photorealism

Ancestry of “valokuvarealismi”, step by step

valokuvarealismi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish realismi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrealismirealism
2Frenchréalismerealism
3Frenchréelreal
4Middle Frenchrealroyal; Alternative form of royal
5Old Frenchreel
6Latinreālisreal
7Latinrēsthing, object, stuff
8Latinvindicatiocivil lawsuit; protection, defence; vindication;...
9Latinvindicōto lay claim to as one's own (often with sibi)
10Latinvindexclaimant, vindicator
11Latindīcōto say, talk, speak, utter, mention
12Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
13Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
14Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
15Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
16Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
17Latincalceusshoe
18Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
19Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via Finnish valokuva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvalokuvaphotograph, photo
2Finnishkuvapicture; image; photograph, photo
3Proto-Germanicskuwwôreflection, mirror image; shadow
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃w-ō ~ (s)ḱuh₃-nésshadow, reflection
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-