Where does “zoom-objektiivi” come from?

zoom-objektiivi (Finnish) comes from Finnish objektiivi, from Latin objectivus, from Latin obicio, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός, from Ancient Greek ὀβελός, from Ancient Greek βέλος — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.

zoom-objektiivi (Finnish): zoom lens

Definitions

  1. zoom lens

Ancestry of “zoom-objektiivi”, step by step

zoom-objektiivi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish objektiivi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishobjektiiviobjective; objective, objective case
2Latinobjectivusobjective
3LatinobicioI throw or put to, towards, in front of or...
4Latinob-towards; against
5Latinobolusobolus (Greek coin)
6Ancient Greekὀβολόςobol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and...
7Ancient Greekὀβελόςa spit, rod; a horizontal line
8Ancient Greekβέλοςmissile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly...
9Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷélHos
10Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing

via Finnish zoom

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishzoom
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH-Every word from Latin ob-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷélHos