Where does “ordbogsredaktør” come from?
ordbogsredaktør (Danish) comes from Danish redaktør, from French rédacteur, from Latin redactus, from Latin redigō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro- — passed , crossed.
ordbogsredaktør (Danish): the editor of a dictionary
Definitions
- the editor of a dictionary
Ancestry of “ordbogsredaktør”, step by step
ordbogsredaktør traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish redaktør
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | redaktør | editor |
| 2 | French | rédacteur | editor; author, writer |
| 3 | Latin | redactus | driven or led back; received |
| 4 | Latin | redigō | to drive, lead, or bring back |
| 5 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 6 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 7 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |