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Where does “midnattssol” come from?

midnattssol (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål søl, from Latin solūtiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

midnattssol (Norwegian Bokmål): the midnight sun

Definitions

  1. the midnight sun

Ancestry of “midnattssol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsølmess, spill, something splashed or splattered;...
2Latinsolūtiō—
3Latin-tiō—
4Latindissertātiō—
5Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
6Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
7Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
8Latincalceusshoe
9Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
10Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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