Where does “Skizzenbuch” come from?
Skizzenbuch (German) comes from German Skizze, from Italian schizzo, from Latin schedium, from Ancient Greek σχέδιος, from Ancient Greek σχεδόν, from Ancient Greek ἔχω, from Proto-Hellenic hékʰō, from Proto-Indo-European seǵʰ- — to hold; to overpower.
Skizzenbuch (German): sketchbook (book or pad with blank pages for sketching)
Definitions
- sketchbook (book or pad with blank pages for sketching)
Ancestry of “Skizzenbuch”, step by step
Skizzenbuch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Skizze
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Skizze | sketch |
| 2 | Italian | schizzo | squirt, splash; stain, spot, flake; sketch |
| 3 | Latin | schedium | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σχέδιος | near, close; temporary, offhand, casual,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σχεδόν | near, nearby; nearly, almost |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἔχω | I have, possess, contain, own; I hold; I have... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | hékʰō | to have |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | seǵʰ- | to hold; to overpower |