Where does “olieraffinaderi” come from?
olieraffinaderi (Danish) comes from Swedish raffinaderi, from Swedish raffinad, from Swedish raffinera, from French raffiner, from French ré-, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō- — passed , crossed.
olieraffinaderi (Danish): oil refinery
Definitions
- oil refinery
Ancestry of “olieraffinaderi”, step by step
olieraffinaderi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish raffinaderi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | raffinaderi | a refinery |
| 2 | Swedish | raffinad | a refined product |
| 3 | Swedish | raffinera | to refine |
| 4 | French | raffiner | to refine; to rarefy |
| 5 | French | ré- | re- |
| 6 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 7 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 8 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |