Where does “bunkerolje” come from?
bunkerolje (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål olje, from Latin oleum, from Ancient Greek ἔλαιον, from Ancient Greek ἐλαία, from Proto-Hellenic elaíwā, from Proto-Indo-European loiwom.
Ancestry of “bunkerolje”, step by step
bunkerolje traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål olje
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | olje | oil; to oil |
| 2 | Latin | oleum | olive oil; the palaestra |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἔλαιον | olive oil, commonly used as an anointing oil; any... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἐλαία | olive tree; olive; naevus |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | elaíwā | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | loiwom | — |
via Norwegian Bokmål bunker
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | bunker | indefinite plural of bunke; bunker |
| 2 | English | Bunker | A hardened shelter, often partly buried or fully underground, designed to protect the inhabitants from falling bombs or other attacks |
| 3 | English | bunk | One of a series of berths or beds placed in... |
| 4 | English | bunkum | Senseless talk; nonsense; a piece of nonsense;... |
| 5 | English | buncombe | Alternative spelling of bunkum |
| 6 | English | Buncombe County | — |