Where does “skenuoti” come from?
skenuoti (Lithuanian) comes from Finnish Uoti, from Finnish Uolevi, from Old Norse Óláfr, from Proto-Norse ᚨᚾᚢᛚᚨᛁᛒᚨᛉ, from Proto-Germanic anulaibaz, from Proto-Germanic laibō, from Proto-Indo-European leyp-, from Proto-Indo-European lēy- — to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...
skenuoti (Lithuanian): to scan to read with an electronic device
Definitions
- to scan to read with an electronic device
Ancestry of “skenuoti”, step by step
skenuoti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish Uoti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Uoti | — |
| 2 | Finnish | Uolevi | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | Óláfr | — |
| 4 | Proto-Norse | ᚨᚾᚢᛚᚨᛁᛒᚨᛉ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | anulaibaz | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | laibō | what is left, remainder, remnant |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leyp- | to stick; fat or sticky substance |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lēy- | to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave... |
via English scan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | scan | To examine sequentially, carefully, or... |
| 2 | Middle English | scannen | to mark off verse to show metrical structure |
| 3 | Middle English | scanden | Alternative form of schonden |
| 4 | Latin | scandere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 5 | Latin | scandō | to climb, ascend, mount |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱend- | to jump up, ascend |