Where does “regionavis” come from?
regionavis (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål avis, from French avis, from Middle French advis, from Dutch advies, from Middle Dutch avijs, from Old French avis, from Old French a, from Latin A.
regionavis (Norwegian Bokmål): a regional newspaper
Definitions
- a regional newspaper
Ancestry of “regionavis”, step by step
regionavis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål avis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | avis | a newspaper; imperative of avise |
| 2 | French | avis | opinion; piece of advice; notice |
| 3 | Middle French | advis | opinion |
| 4 | Dutch | advies | advice |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | avijs | — |
| 6 | Old French | avis | opinion |
| 7 | Old French | a | to; towards; belonging to |
| 8 | Latin | A | — |
| 9 | Etruscan | 𐌀 | and, also |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | ᾱ̔ | — |
| 11 | Phoenician | 𐤀 | ox; aleph; alef |
| 12 | Egyptian | 𓃾 | — |
via Norwegian Bokmål region
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | region | a region |
| 2 | Latin | regiō | direction, line |
| 3 | Latin | Aemilia | — |
| 4 | Latin | aemulus | striving to equal or excel, rivaling; in a bad... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | aimelos | striving to equal or excel, rivaling; in a bad... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | aimos | imitation |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eym- | to copy, imitate |