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Where does “skynsemi” come from?

skynsemi (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic -semi, from Old Norse -semi, from Old Norse -i, from Latin -ē, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

skynsemi (Icelandic): sense, reason

Definitions

  1. sense, reason

Ancestry of “skynsemi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandic-semi-ness
2Old Norse-semi—
3Old Norse-i—
4Latin-ē—
5Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
6Latincalceusshoe
7Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
8Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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