Where does “katapultsete” come from?
katapultsete (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål katapult, from Latin catapulta, from Ancient Greek καταπέλτης, from Ancient Greek κατά, from Ancient Greek καταστερίζω, from Ancient Greek ἀστήρ, from Proto-Hellenic astḗr, from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗr — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.
katapultsete (Norwegian Bokmål): an ejection seat or ejector seat
Definitions
- an ejection seat or ejector seat
Ancestry of “katapultsete”, step by step
katapultsete traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål katapult
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | katapult | a catapult |
| 2 | Latin | catapulta | a catapult |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | καταπέλτης | Literary form of κᾰτᾰπᾰ́λτης |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κατά | |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | καταστερίζω | to place among the stars; I put among the stars |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀστήρ | a celestial body; illustrious person; starfish |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | astḗr | star |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂stḗr | star |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs- | to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth |