Where does “vastakkaissuuntaisuus” come from?
vastakkaissuuntaisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish vastakkaissuuntainen, from Finnish vastakkainen, from Finnish vastakkain, from Finnish vasta-, from Finnish vasta, from Swedish kvast, from Old Swedish quaster, from Old Norse kvǫstr — twig; leafwork.
vastakkaissuuntaisuus (Finnish): the quality of being antiparallel; the quality of being pointed in the opposite directions
Definitions
- the quality of being antiparallel; the quality of being pointed in the opposite directions
Ancestry of “vastakkaissuuntaisuus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vastakkaissuuntainen | antiparallel parallel but having the opposite direction |
| 2 | Finnish | vastakkainen | opposite, contrary; inverse |
| 3 | Finnish | vastakkain | against; face to face, vis-à-vis |
| 4 | Finnish | vasta- | Expressing opposition or contrast: counter-,... |
| 5 | Finnish | vasta | Expressing delay or that something takes place... |
| 6 | Swedish | kvast | broom; tassel; cyme |
| 7 | Old Swedish | quaster | — |
| 8 | Old Norse | kvǫstr | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | kwastuz | tuft; tassel |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷes- | twig; leafwork |