Where does “referansebok” come from?

referansebok (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål referanse, from French référence, from French référer, from Latin referō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro- — passed , crossed.

referansebok (Norwegian Bokmål): a reference book

Definitions

  1. a reference book

Ancestry of “referansebok”, step by step

referansebok traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål referanse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålreferansea reference
2Frenchréférencereference; first-person singular present...
3Frenchréférerto refer
4Latinreferōto bear, bring, drive, or carry back, off, or away
5Latinrĕ-back, backwards
6Latinprōdūcōto lead or bring forth, forward or out
7Latinprō-forward direction, forward movement
8Proto-Italic*pro-pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
11Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Norwegian Bokmål bok

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålboka book; a beech
2Danishbøgbeech
3Old Norsebókbeech; textile fabric with figures woven in it;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Latin rĕ-