Where does “vernissaus” come from?

vernissaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish vernissata, from Finnish vernissa, from French vernis, from Old French vernis, from Medieval Latin vernix, from Latin veronix, from Byzantine Greek βερονίκη, from Ancient Greek βερονίκιον — shiny, light brown.

vernissaus (Finnish): varnishing

Definitions

  1. varnishing

Ancestry of “vernissaus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvernissatato varnish
2Finnishvernissavarnish
3Frenchvernisvarnish; nail polish; veneer
4Old Frenchvernis
5Medieval Latinvernixvarnish; resin
6Latinveronix
7Byzantine Greekβερονίκηresin amber
8Ancient Greekβερονίκιονsoda
9Ancient GreekΒερενίκηa city in Lybia; bringer of victory
10Ancient MacedonianΒερενῑ́κη
11Ancient GreekφέρωI bring, bear, carry
12Proto-Hellenicpʰérōto bear
13Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéretito be carrying
14Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰéretiEvery word from Proto-Hellenic pʰérō