Where does “energi” come from?
energi (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from French énergie, from Latin energīa, from Ancient Greek ἐνέργεια, from Ancient Greek ἐνεργής, from Ancient Greek ἐνεργός, from Ancient Greek ἐν-, from Ancient Greek ἐν, from Ancient Greek δέρμα — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
energi (Norwegian Bokmål): energy
Ancestry of “energi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | énergie | energy; Energy |
| 2 | Latin | energīa | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἐνέργεια | activity, operation, vigour; workmanship;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἐνεργής | active, effective |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἐνεργός | at work, active |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἐν- | in, within; on |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἐν | in, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | δέρμα | skin, hide |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | γλυφή | carving, carved work; hole cut |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |
Words derived from “energi”