Where does “Liewensphas” come from?
Liewensphas (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish Phas, from French phasé, from Middle French phase, from New Latin phasis, from Ancient Greek φάσις, from Ancient Greek φαίνω, from English -type, from Ancient Greek τύπος — to push, to hit.
Liewensphas (Luxembourgish): stage of life, life phase
Definitions
- stage of life, life phase
Ancestry of “Liewensphas”, step by step
Liewensphas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Luxembourgish Phas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourgish | Phas | phase, stage |
| 2 | French | phasé | phase |
| 3 | Middle French | phase | — |
| 4 | New Latin | phasis | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | φάσις | appearance; utterance, statement, expression |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | φαίνω | I cause to appear, bring to light; I show,... |
| 7 | English | -type | impressed form; stamp; print; typical form; Used... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |
via Luxembourgish Liewen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourgish | Liewen | life |
| 2 | Old High German | lebēn | to live; life |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | libbjan | to live, to be alive |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | libjaną | to live, to be alive |
| 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... |