Where does “dulspeki” come from?
dulspeki (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic speki, from Old Norse speki, from Old Norse -i, from Latin -ē, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
dulspeki (Icelandic): occult, mysticism
Definitions
- occult, mysticism
Ancestry of “dulspeki”, step by step
dulspeki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic speki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | speki | wisdom |
| 2 | Old Norse | speki | wisdom, expertise |
| 3 | Old Norse | -i | th |
| 4 | Latin | -ē | ly; used to form adverbs from adjectives |
| 5 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 6 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 7 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via Icelandic dul
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | dul | concealment |