Etymology Explorer › Norwegian Bokmål

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

  1. highly explosive

Ancestry of “høyeksplosiv”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåleksplosivexplosive; an explosive
2Latinexplōdere—
3Frenchexplosifexplosive
4Frenchexplosionexplosion
5Latinexplōsio—
6Latin-tiō—
7Latindissertātiō—
8Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
9Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
10Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
11Latincalceusshoe
12Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
13Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ →