Where does “miljøminister” come from?
miljøminister (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål miljø, from French milieu, from Middle French milieu, from Old French milliu, from Old French lieu, from Latin locus, from Old Latin stlocus, from Proto-Italic stlokos — to put, to place; to locate.
miljøminister (Norwegian Bokmål): minister for the environment
Definitions
- minister for the environment
Ancestry of “miljøminister”, step by step
miljøminister traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål miljø
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | miljø | an environment |
| 2 | French | milieu | middle; center; setting; environment;... |
| 3 | Middle French | milieu | — |
| 4 | Old French | milliu | — |
| 5 | Old French | lieu | — |
| 6 | Latin | locus | place, spot; a passage of literature; "in the... |
| 7 | Old Latin | stlocus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | stlokos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | stel- | to put, to place; to locate |
via Norwegian Bokmål minister
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | minister | a minister |