Where does “samlínuleiki” come from?
samlínuleiki (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic línuleiki, 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.
samlínuleiki (Icelandic): collinearity
Ancestry of “samlínuleiki”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | línuleiki | linearity |
| 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 | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | λαϊκός | of the people; popular |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | λᾱός | people; men; the people |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | lāwós | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | leh₂wos | people |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | leh₂- | to bark, howl; to be concealed |