Where does “viistorivi” come from?

viistorivi (Finnish) comes from Finnish viisto, from Finnish viistää — To bevel.

viistorivi (Finnish): diagonal, diagonal line

Definitions

  1. diagonal, diagonal line

Ancestry of “viistorivi”, step by step

viistorivi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish viisto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishviistooblique, slanting, inclined; slanted; diagonal
2FinnishviistääTo bevel

via Finnish rivi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrivirow, line; line; rank
Every word from Finnish viistää →Every word from Finnish viisto →