Where does “elektrificering” come from?
elektrificering (Danish) comes from Danish elektrificere, from German elektrifizieren, from French électrifier, from English electrify, from English electric, from English -ally, from English ahistoric, from English historic — one who has seen, one who knows.
elektrificering (Danish): electrification
Definitions
- electrification
Ancestry of “elektrificering”, step by step
elektrificering traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish elektrificere
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | elektrificere | to electrify to make (something) electric |
| 2 | German | elektrifizieren | to electrify to make electric |
| 3 | French | électrifier | to electrify |
| 4 | English | electrify | To supply electricity to; to charge with... |
| 5 | English | electric | Of, relating to, produced by, operated with, or... |
| 6 | English | -ally | used with adjectives ending in -ic |
| 7 | English | ahistoric | Synonym of ahistorical |
| 8 | English | historic | Very important; noteworthy: having importance or... |
| 9 | Latin | historicus | historical |
| 10 | Latin | historia | history; account; story |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | ἱστορία | inquiry, examination, systematic observation,... |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | ἱστορέω | to inquire, ask; to examine, observe; to record,... |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | ἵστωρ | one who knows law and right, judge; witness; a... |
| 14 | Proto-Hellenic | wístōr | — |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | wéydtōr | one who has seen, one who knows |
via Danish ing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | ing | — |