Where does “viitekohta” come from?
viitekohta (Finnish) comes from Finnish viite, from Finnish viitata, from Finnish viitta, from Russian свита, from German Suite, from German -ier, from French -ier, from Middle French -er — he, she.
viitekohta (Finnish): point of reference, reference point particular point from which to measure or compare the changes in some quantity
Definitions
- point of reference, reference point particular point from which to measure or compare the changes in some quantity
Ancestry of “viitekohta”, step by step
viitekohta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish viite
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | viite | reference; clue, hint |
| 2 | Finnish | viitata | to point at/to with one's hand; to beckon, wave; to raise one's hand in order to get the floor |
| 3 | Finnish | viitta | sign; cape, cloak |
| 4 | Russian | свита | suite, escort, retinue, entourage; suite |
| 5 | German | Suite | suite hotel apartment consisting of several rooms |
| 6 | German | -ier | A noun-forming suffix, used especially to render... |
| 7 | French | -ier | used to form the names of trees bearing a... |
| 8 | Middle French | -er | Forms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs;... |
| 9 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 14 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |