Where does “forkjemper” come from?
forkjemper (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from German Vorkämpfer, from German Kämpfer, from French camphre, from Middle French champore, from Old French camphore, from Medieval Latin camphora, from Ancient Greek καμφορά, from Arabic كَافُور — lime, calcium.
forkjemper (Norwegian Bokmål): advocate, champion of a cause
Definitions
- advocate, champion of a cause
Ancestry of “forkjemper”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Vorkämpfer | champion, protagonist, campaigner, pioneer;... |
| 2 | German | Kämpfer | agent noun of kämpfen; fighter |
| 3 | French | camphre | camphor |
| 4 | Middle French | champore | — |
| 5 | Old French | camphore | — |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | camphora | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | καμφορά | — |
| 8 | Arabic | كَافُور | — |
| 9 | Malay | kapur | lime |
| 10 | Pahlavi | 𐭪𐭠𐭯𐭥𐭫 | — |
| 11 | Sanskrit | कर्पूर | camphor |
| 12 | Pali | kappūra | camphor |
| 13 | Old Malay | kapur | — |
| 14 | Proto-Malayic | *kapur | — |
| 15 | Proto-Austronesian | qapuʀ | lime, calcium |