Where does “miljøvennlig” come from?
miljøvennlig (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.
miljøvennlig (Norwegian Bokmål): environmentally friendly
Ancestry of “miljøvennlig”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |