Where does “boksermotor” come from?
boksermotor (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål bokser, from German boxer, from German boxen, from Italian boxare, from Russian боксировать, from Russian бокс, from French boxe, from English box — he, she.
boksermotor (Norwegian Bokmål): a boxer engine
Definitions
- a boxer engine
Ancestry of “boksermotor”, step by step
boksermotor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål bokser
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | bokser | indefinite plural of boks; a boxer; present tense... |
| 2 | German | boxer | boxer |
| 3 | German | boxen | to box |
| 4 | Italian | boxare | to box |
| 5 | Russian | боксировать | to box |
| 6 | Russian | бокс | boxing; box; box cut |
| 7 | French | boxe | Combat sport between two adversaries; Boxing;... |
| 8 | English | box | Senses relating to a three-dimensional object or... |
| 9 | French | boxer | boxer; boxer shorts, boxers; to box |
| 10 | French | -er | Forms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs |
| 11 | English | -er | A person or thing that does an action indicated... |
| 12 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 13 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 14 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 15 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 19 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Norwegian Bokmål motor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | motor | engine, motor |