Where does “diskvalifisere” come from?
diskvalifisere (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål kvalifisere, from Medieval Latin qualificare, from Latin -ficō, from Latin -ficus, from Proto-Italic -fakos — -making, -producing.
diskvalifisere (Norwegian Bokmål): to disqualify
Ancestry of “diskvalifisere”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | kvalifisere | to qualify |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | qualificare | present active infinitive of quālificō;... |
| 3 | Latin | -ficō | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ficus | Forms adjectives that denote bringing or making |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -fakos | -making, -producing |