Where does “lífefnafræði” come from?
lífefnafræði (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic efnafræði, from Icelandic fræði, from Old Norse frœði, from Proto-Germanic frōdį̄, from Proto-Germanic -į̄, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
lífefnafræði (Icelandic): biochemistry
Definitions
- biochemistry
Ancestry of “lífefnafræði”, step by step
lífefnafræði traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic efnafræði
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | efnafræði | chemistry |
| 2 | Icelandic | fræði | science, studies; inflection of fræða: ##... |
| 3 | Old Norse | frœði | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | frōdį̄ | wisdom, understanding |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -į̄ | -th |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |
via Icelandic líf
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | líf | life; an individual’s way of living or experience... |
| 2 | Old Norse | líf | life |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | lībą | body; life |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | lībaną | to remain, to be left |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | leyp- | to stick; fat or sticky substance |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lēy- | to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave... |