Where does “innskrift” come from?

innskrift (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Latin inscriptio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

innskrift (Norwegian Bokmål): an inscription

Definitions

  1. an inscription

Ancestry of “innskrift”, step by step

innskrift traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin inscriptio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latininscriptioinscription, title
2Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
3Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
4Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
5Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
6Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
7Latincalceusshoe
8Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
9Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via Norwegian Bokmål skrift

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålskriftwriting; den hellige skrift, de hellige skrifter...
2Old Norseskript
3Middle Low Germanschrift
4Old Saxonskrift
5Proto-West Germanicskriftiwriting, scripture
6Latinscrīptumtext; anything written, writing
7Latinscrībōto write
8Proto-Italicskreiβōto carve
9Proto-Indo-Europeanskreybʰ-to write

via Norwegian Bokmål inn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålinninside, in; in, into
2Old Norseinnin, into; the
3Proto-Germanicinnin, into
4Proto-Germanicinin; into
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-
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