Where does “akuttmedisin” come from?
akuttmedisin (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål akutt, from Latin acūtus, from Latin acuō, from Latin acus, from Proto-Italic akus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.
akuttmedisin (Norwegian Bokmål): emergency medicine
Definitions
- emergency medicine
Ancestry of “akuttmedisin”, step by step
akuttmedisin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål akutt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | akutt | acute |
| 2 | Latin | acūtus | sharpened, made sharp, sharp, having been sharpened |
| 3 | Latin | acuō | to make pointed, sharpen, whet |
| 4 | Latin | acus | a needle, a pin; bodkin; bran, awn, chaff |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | akus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ- | sharp |
via Norwegian Bokmål medisin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | medisin | a medicine; medicine |
| 2 | Latin | medicīna | medicine, remedy, cure |
| 3 | Latin | medicus | healing, curative, medical; magic; a doctor,... |
| 4 | Latin | medeor | I heal, cure, remedy, am good for or against a... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | medēōr | heal |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | med- | to measure; to give advice; healing |