Where does “naturskjønn” come from?
naturskjønn (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål natur, from Latin nātūra, from Latin nātus, from Latin gnātus, from Proto-Italic gnātos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁tós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
naturskjønn (Norwegian Bokmål): picturesque, scenic literally: naturally beautiful
Definitions
- picturesque, scenic literally: naturally beautiful
Ancestry of “naturskjønn”, step by step
naturskjønn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål natur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | natur | nature |
| 2 | Latin | nātūra | the nature, quality, substance or essence of a thing |
| 3 | Latin | nātus | born, arisen, made |
| 4 | Latin | gnātus | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | gnātos | born |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥h₁tós | begotten, produced |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |