Where does “fugleperspektiv” come from?
fugleperspektiv (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk perspektiv, from French perspective, from Latin perspectīvus, from Latin perspectus, from Latin perspicere, from Latin specere, from Latin specio, from Proto-Italic spekjō — to see, to look, to observe.
fugleperspektiv (Norwegian Nynorsk): a bird's-eye view
Definitions
- a bird's-eye view
Ancestry of “fugleperspektiv”, step by step
fugleperspektiv traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk perspektiv
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | perspektiv | perspective; view |
| 2 | French | perspective | perspective; prospect; feminine singular of... |
| 3 | Latin | perspectīvus | — |
| 4 | Latin | perspectus | perceived, discerned; well-known |
| 5 | Latin | perspicere | present active infinitive of perspiciō;... |
| 6 | Latin | specere | present active infinitive of speciō;... |
| 7 | Latin | specio | I observe, watch, look at |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | spekjō | to observe, to see |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | spéḱyeti | to be looking at, to keep looking at |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | speḱ- | to see, to look, to observe |