Where does “SFnal” come from?
SFnal (English) comes from English AL, from Dutch al, from Middle Dutch al, from Old Dutch āl, from Proto-West Germanic all, from Proto-Germanic allaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.
SFnal (English): Abbreviation of science fictional
Definitions
- Abbreviation of science fictional
Ancestry of “SFnal”, step by step
SFnal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English AL
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | AL | Initialism of assembly language; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Dutch | al | all, all of; already; yet |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | al | all, all of; completely; even though, no matter... |
| 4 | Old Dutch | āl | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | all | all |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | allaz | all |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | to grow, nourish |
via English sf
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sf | Alternative form of SF; Abbreviation of... |
| 2 | English | sixty-fourth | The ordinal form of the number sixty-four,... |
| 3 | English | -th | Used to form nouns from verbs of action; Used to... |
| 4 | Middle English | -eth | Used to form the third-person singular present... |
| 5 | Old English | -eþ | Third person singular present indicative ending of class 1 weak verbs |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -þi | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ti | — |