Where does “paramilitær” come from?
paramilitær (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål militær, from Latin mīlitāris, from Latin -āris, from Latin -ālis, from Proto-Italic -ālis — forms relational adjectives.
paramilitær (Norwegian Bokmål): paramilitary
Definitions
- paramilitary
Ancestry of “paramilitær”, step by step
paramilitær traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål militær
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | militær | military |
| 2 | Latin | mīlitāris | Of a soldier: soldierly; or of the military: martial |
| 3 | Latin | -āris | first conjugation |
| 4 | Latin | -ālis | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -ālis | forms relational adjectives |
via Norwegian Bokmål para
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | para | definite plural of par |