Where does “sentralafrikansk” come from?
sentralafrikansk (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål afrikansk, from Norwegian Bokmål Afrika, from Norwegian Bokmål -sk, from Old Norse -skr, from Proto-Germanic -iskaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iskos — Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to.
sentralafrikansk (Norwegian Bokmål): Central African
Definitions
- Central African
Ancestry of “sentralafrikansk”, step by step
sentralafrikansk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål afrikansk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | afrikansk | African |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | Afrika | — |
| 3 | Norwegian Bokmål | -sk | -ish; used to form adjectives from nouns and... |
| 4 | Old Norse | -skr | -ish |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -iskaz | Forms adjectives from nouns with the sense of... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -iskos | Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to |
via Norwegian Bokmål sentral
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | sentral | central; a centre or center; an exchange |
| 2 | Latin | centrālis | central, in the middle |
| 3 | Latin | centrum | center |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κέντρον | Something with a sharp point: point, spike, spur;... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | *kéntron | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *ḱéntrom | pointed tool |