Where does “forsetning” come from?
forsetning (Icelandic) comes from Latin praepositiō, from Latin praepōnō, from Latin pōnō, from Proto-Italic poznō, from Proto-Italic pozinō, from Proto-Italic sinō.
forsetning (Icelandic): preposition
Definitions
- preposition
Ancestry of “forsetning”, step by step
forsetning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin praepositiō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | praepositiō | preference |
| 2 | Latin | praepōnō | to place or set over as chief, commander, or superintendent; to place at the head of or entrust with the charge or command of; to appoint or depute as |
| 3 | Latin | pōnō | to place; to put; to lay |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | poznō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | pozinō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | sinō | — |
via Icelandic setning
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | setning | clause; sentence |