Where does “sivilforsvar” come from?
sivilforsvar (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål sivil, from Latin cīvīlis, from Latin -ilis, from Proto-Italic -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
sivilforsvar (Norwegian Bokmål): civil defence , civil defense
Definitions
- civil defence , civil defense
Ancestry of “sivilforsvar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | sivil | civil; civilian |
| 2 | Latin | cīvīlis | — |
| 3 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |