Where does “storcirkelbue” come from?

storcirkelbue (Danish) comes from Danish storcirkel, from Danish cirkel, from Latin circulus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

storcirkelbue (Danish): great-circle arc

Definitions

  1. great-circle arc

Ancestry of “storcirkelbue”, step by step

storcirkelbue traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish storcirkel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishstorcirkelgreat circle
2Danishcirkelcircle
3Latincirculuscircle; An orbit; A ring, hoop
4Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
5Proto-Italic-olos
6Proto-Italic-elosForms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns
7Proto-Indo-European-e-lós
8Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

via Danish bue

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbuebow; curve, arc; arch, vault
2Old Norsebogibow
3Proto-Germanicbugôbow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰugʰ-bow; arch
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewgʰ-to bend; curve, arch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lósEvery word from Latin -ulusEvery word from Latin circulus