Where does “sýndarveruleiki” come from?
sýndarveruleiki (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic veruleiki, from Icelandic -leiki, from Old Norse leikr, from Middle Low German lek, from Latin lāicus, from Ancient Greek λαϊκός, from Ancient Greek λᾱός, from Proto-Hellenic lāwós — to bark, howl; to be concealed.
sýndarveruleiki (Icelandic): virtual reality
Definitions
- virtual reality
Ancestry of “sýndarveruleiki”, step by step
sýndarveruleiki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic veruleiki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | veruleiki | reality |
| 2 | Icelandic | -leiki | a suffix especially used to form adjectives from... |
| 3 | Old Norse | leikr | game; sport; contest |
| 4 | Middle Low German | lek | — |
| 5 | Latin | lāicus | lay (of the laity) |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | λαϊκός | of the people; popular |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | λᾱός | people; men; the people |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | lāwós | people, crowd |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | leh₂wos | people |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | leh₂- | to bark, howl; to be concealed |
via Icelandic synd
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | synd | sin; shame |