Where does “høyeksplosiv” come from?
høyeksplosiv (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål eksplosiv, from Latin explōdere, from French explosif, from French explosion, from Latin explōsio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
høyeksplosiv (Norwegian Bokmål): highly explosive
Definitions
- highly explosive
Ancestry of “høyeksplosiv”, step by step
høyeksplosiv traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål eksplosiv
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | eksplosiv | explosive; an explosive |
| 2 | Latin | explōdere | — |
| 3 | French | explosif | explosive |
| 4 | French | explosion | explosion |
| 5 | Latin | explōsio | a driving off by clapping |
| 6 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 7 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 8 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 9 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 10 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 11 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 12 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via Norwegian Bokmål høy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | høy | high, tall; loud; hay |
| 2 | Old Norse | hey | hay |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hawją | hay |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hawwaną | to hew, to chop; to forge |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | sukkos | pig (snout) |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | suH- | pig, hog, swine |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sewH- | to bear; to give birth |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sew- | to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to... |