Where does “abstraksjon” come from?

abstraksjon (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Medieval Latin abstractio, from Latin abstrahō, from Latin ab-, from Latin āb, from Proto-Germanic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European apó.

abstraksjon (Norwegian Bokmål): the act of abstracting an idea of an idealistic, unrealistic or visionary

Definitions

  1. the act of abstracting an idea of an idealistic, unrealistic or visionary

Ancestry of “abstraksjon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinabstractioseparation; abstraction
2Latinabstrahōto draw away from, drag or pull away
3Latinab-from, away, away from; off; at a distance
4Latinābfrom, away from, out of
5Proto-Germanic*ab—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanapó—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European apó →Every word from Proto-Germanic *ab →Every word from Latin āb →