Where does “fordómur” come from?
fordómur (Faroese) comes from Danish fordom, from German Vorurteil, from Latin praeiūdicium, from Latin iūdicium, from Latin iūdicō, from Latin iūdex, from Latin iūs, from Latin dīcō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
fordómur (Faroese): prejudice, bias
Definitions
- prejudice, bias
Ancestry of “fordómur”, step by step
fordómur traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish fordom
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | fordom | stereotype, prejudice |
| 2 | German | Vorurteil | prejudice; stereotype |
| 3 | Latin | praeiūdicium | precedent, example |
| 4 | Latin | iūdicium | judgment, decision |
| 5 | Latin | iūdicō | to examine judicially, judge, pass judgement, decide; condemn |
| 6 | Latin | iūdex | judge |
| 7 | Latin | iūs | law, right |
| 8 | Latin | dīcō | to say, talk, speak, utter, mention |
| 9 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 10 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 11 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 12 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 13 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 14 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 15 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 16 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via Faroese dómur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Faroese | dómur | sentence, conviction; judgment, decree; opinion,... |
| 2 | Old Norse | dómr | judgement |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | dōmaz | judgement |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰóh₁mos | that which is put, placed |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |
via Faroese før
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Faroese | før | nominative/accusative plural indefinite of far;... |
| 2 | Faroese | føra | to conduct, to guide, to lead; to carry, to bear,... |
| 3 | Old Norse | fǿra | To bring, convey; To bring, present; To remove |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fōrijaną | to cause to go; lead (someone; take lead; to... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | faraną | to go, to travel |