Where does “halvprofesjonell” come from?

halvprofesjonell (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål profesjonell, from French professionnel, from French profession, from Latin professiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

halvprofesjonell (Norwegian Bokmål): semi-professional

Definitions

  1. semi-professional

Ancestry of “halvprofesjonell”, step by step

halvprofesjonell traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål profesjonell

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålprofesjonellprofessional
2Frenchprofessionnelprofessional
3Frenchprofessionprofession, public declaration; profession,...
4Latinprofessiōdeclaration, avowal, profession (act of professing)
5Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
6Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
7Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
8Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
9Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
10Latincalceusshoe
11Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
12Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via Norwegian Bokmål halv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålhalvhalf
2Old Norsehalfrhalf
3Proto-Germanichalbazhalf
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kelH-to cut; to split, to separate
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-