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Where does “farseðill” come from?

farseðill (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic seðill, from Danish seddel, from Middle Low German sēdele, from German Zettel, from German zeddel, from German zedele, from Italian cedola, from Medieval Latin cedula — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

farseðill (Icelandic): transportation ticket; a pass entitling the...

Definitions

  1. transportation ticket; a pass entitling the...

Ancestry of “farseðill”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicseðilla small piece of paper, slip; banknote, bill
2Danishseddela note, a small piece of paper with writing; a...
3Middle Low Germansēdele—
4GermanZettela small or loose piece of paper, slip; note,...
5Germanzeddel—
6Germanzedele—
7Italiancedolacounterfoil; coupon, voucher
8Medieval LatincedulaAlternative form of schedula
9Latinschedulaleaf of paper
10Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
11Proto-Italic-olos—
12Proto-Italic-elos—
13Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
14Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
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