Where does “skicnbuh” come from?
skicnbuh (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German Skizzenbuch, 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 — to hold; to overpower.
skicnbuh (Serbo-Croatian): sketchbook
Definitions
- sketchbook
Ancestry of “skicnbuh”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Skizzenbuch | sketchbook (book or pad with blank pages for sketching) |
| 2 | German | Skizze | sketch |
| 3 | Italian | schizzo | squirt, splash; stain, spot, flake; sketch |
| 4 | Latin | schedium | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σχέδιος | near, close; temporary, offhand, casual,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | σχεδόν | near, nearby; nearly, almost |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἔχω | I have, possess, contain, own; I hold; I have... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | hékʰō | to have |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | seǵʰ- | to hold; to overpower |