Where does “faglitteratur” come from?
faglitteratur (Danish) comes from German Fachliteratur, from German Literatur, from Dutch literatuur, from French littérature, from Latin litterātūra, from Latin littera, from Latin lītera, from Old Latin leitera — to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...
faglitteratur (Danish): nonfiction technical or specialist writing
Definitions
- nonfiction technical or specialist writing
Ancestry of “faglitteratur”, step by step
faglitteratur traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German Fachliteratur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Fachliteratur | scientific, specialist or technical (non-fictional) literature |
| 2 | German | Literatur | literature |
| 3 | Dutch | literatuur | literature |
| 4 | French | littérature | literature |
| 5 | Latin | litterātūra | lettering; alphabet |
| 6 | Latin | littera | a letter of the alphabet; handwriting; letter,... |
| 7 | Latin | lītera | — |
| 8 | Old Latin | leitera | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂leyH- | to smear |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | leyh₂- | to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,... |
via Danish fag
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | fag | subject; trade, craft, profession; bay |
| 2 | German | fach | second-person singular imperative of fachen |
| 3 | Middle High German | vach | -fold |
| 4 | Old High German | fah | wall |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *fak | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | faką | An enclosed or defined space; division;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂ǵ- | to attach |
via Danish litteratur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | litteratur | literature |