Where does “gratisavis” come from?
gratisavis (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål avis, from French avis, from Middle French advis, from Dutch advies, from Middle Dutch avijs, from Old French avis, from Old French a, from Latin A.
gratisavis (Norwegian Bokmål): a free newspaper
Definitions
- a free newspaper
Ancestry of “gratisavis”, step by step
gratisavis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål avis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | avis | a newspaper; imperative of avise |
| 2 | French | avis | opinion; piece of advice; notice |
| 3 | Middle French | advis | opinion |
| 4 | Dutch | advies | advice |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | avijs | — |
| 6 | Old French | avis | opinion |
| 7 | Old French | a | to; towards; belonging to |
| 8 | Latin | A | — |
| 9 | Etruscan | 𐌀 | and, also |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | ᾱ̔ | — |
| 11 | Phoenician | 𐤀 | ox; aleph; alef |
| 12 | Egyptian | 𓃾 | — |
via Norwegian Bokmål gratis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | gratis | free |
| 2 | Latin | gratis | out of favor or kindness, without recompense or... |
| 3 | Latin | grātia | grace |
| 4 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 5 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |