Where does “aksjeselskap” come from?
aksjeselskap (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål aksje, from German Aktie, from Dutch actie, from Latin āctiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
aksjeselskap (Norwegian Bokmål): a corporation stock-based company, limited company, limited liability company
Definitions
- a corporation stock-based company, limited company, limited liability company
Ancestry of “aksjeselskap”, step by step
aksjeselskap traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål aksje
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | aksje | a share |
| 2 | German | Aktie | share, stock |
| 3 | Dutch | actie | action, activity, movement; especially a... |
| 4 | Latin | āctiō | action; a doing or performing, behavior |
| 5 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 6 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 7 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 8 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 10 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 11 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via Norwegian Bokmål selskap
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | selskap | company; party; society |
| 2 | Middle Low German | selschap | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | selskepi | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | saljaskapiz | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | saljô | roommate; companion |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | salją | a building; barn; shed; room; chamber |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | saliz | house; dwelling; hall; room |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sol- | whole |