Where does “epidemibekæmpelse” come from?
epidemibekæmpelse (Danish) comes from Danish bekæmpelse, from Danish bekæmpe, from Danish be-, from Middle Low German be-, from Old Saxon bi-, from Old Saxon bī, from Old English bī-, from Old English bī — on, onto.
epidemibekæmpelse (Danish): epidemic control vaccines, quarantine etc
Definitions
- epidemic control vaccines, quarantine etc
Ancestry of “epidemibekæmpelse”, step by step
epidemibekæmpelse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish bekæmpelse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | bekæmpelse | combat, conflict, fighting (to fight or be fought against) |
| 2 | Danish | bekæmpe | to fight (physically), to be in armed conflict with |
| 3 | Danish | be- | Forms adjectives from nouns, with the sense... |
| 4 | Middle Low German | be- | Makes an intransitive verb transitive or denotes... |
| 5 | Old Saxon | bi- | A productive prefix usually used to form verbs... |
| 6 | Old Saxon | bī | by, near, around |
| 7 | Old English | bī- | by, near, around; by- |
| 8 | Old English | bī | lullaby!; near, by; by, near, around |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | bī | by, at; near, around |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | bi | by, at; near, around |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂m̥bʰi | around, on either side of, about; in exchange... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂n̥tbʰi | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via Danish epidemi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | epidemi | epidemic |
| 2 | Late Latin | epidemia | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἐπιδήμιος | among the people |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἐπι- | on, upon, on top of, all over, covering; on,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἐπί | as well, besides; For usage in composition, see... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Ἡμέρα | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἦμαρ | day; by day; midday |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | ā́mər | day |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eh₃mr̥ | heat |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eh₃- | to be hot; to burn |