Where does “perspektiiva” come from?
perspektiiva (Northern Sami) comes from Finnish perspektiivi, from Swedish perspektiv, from French perspective, from Latin perspectīvus, from Latin perspectus, from Latin perspicere, from Latin specere, from Latin specio — to see, to look, to observe.
perspektiiva (Northern Sami): perspective, point of view
Definitions
- perspective, point of view
Ancestry of “perspektiiva”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | perspektiivi | perspective |
| 2 | Swedish | perspektiv | a perspective |
| 3 | French | perspective | perspective; prospect; feminine singular of... |
| 4 | Latin | perspectīvus | — |
| 5 | Latin | perspectus | perceived, discerned; well-known |
| 6 | Latin | perspicere | present active infinitive of perspiciō;... |
| 7 | Latin | specere | present active infinitive of speciō;... |
| 8 | Latin | specio | I observe, watch, look at |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | spekjō | to observe, to see |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | spéḱyeti | to be looking at, to keep looking at |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | speḱ- | to see, to look, to observe |