Where does “verteksivarjostin” come from?
verteksivarjostin (Finnish) comes from Finnish verteksi, from English vertex, from Latin vertex, from Latin vertō, from Proto-Italic wertō, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
verteksivarjostin (Finnish): vertex shader
Definitions
- vertex shader
Ancestry of “verteksivarjostin”, step by step
verteksivarjostin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish verteksi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | verteksi | vertex point in 3D space |
| 2 | English | vertex | The highest point of something; The highest... |
| 3 | Latin | vertex | whirlpool, eddy, vortex; crown; top, peak, summit |
| 4 | Latin | vertō | to turn, turn oneself, direct one's way, to turn about, turn around, revolve |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | wertō | to turn |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |