Where does “korallrev” come from?

korallrev (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål korall, from Latin corallium, from Ancient Greek κοράλλιον, from Ancient Greek ἅλς, from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

korallrev (Norwegian Bokmål): a coral reef

Definitions

  1. a coral reef

Ancestry of “korallrev”, step by step

korallrev traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål korall

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålkorallcoral
2Latincoralliumcoral
3Ancient Greekκοράλλιονcoral
4Ancient Greekἅλςsalt; brine; sea
5Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
6Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

via Norwegian Bokmål rev

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålreva fox; marijuana; a reef
2Old Norserifrib, reef; reef
3Proto-Germanicribjąrib; reef, ridge
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rebʰ-to cover, to roof; rib
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yósEvery word from Ancient Greek -ῐοςEvery word from Ancient Greek ἅλς