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Where does “pasjonsblomst” come from?

pasjonsblomst (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål pasjon, from Latin passiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

pasjonsblomst (Norwegian Bokmål): a passion flower

Definitions

  1. a passion flower

Ancestry of “pasjonsblomst”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålpasjonpassion; a passion
2Latinpassiō—
3Latin-tiō—
4Latindissertātiō—
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
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