Where does “oljesøl” come from?

oljesøl (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.

oljesøl (Norwegian Bokmål): oil spill

Definitions

  1. oil spill

Ancestry of “oljesøl”, step by step

oljesøl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål søl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsølmess, spill, something splashed or splattered;...
2LatinsolūtiōThe act of loosening or unfastening someone or something; dissolution
3Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
4Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
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

via Norwegian Bokmål olje

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåloljeoil; to oil
2Latinoleumolive oil; the palaestra
3Ancient Greekἔλαιονolive oil, commonly used as an anointing oil; any...
4Ancient Greekἐλαίαolive tree; olive; naevus
5Proto-Hellenicelaíwā
6Proto-Indo-Europeanloiwom
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-