Where does “solformørkelse” come from?
solformørkelse (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål søl, from Latin solūtiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
solformørkelse (Norwegian Bokmål): a solar eclipse, eclipse of the sun
Definitions
- a solar eclipse, eclipse of the sun
Ancestry of “solformørkelse”, step by step
solformørkelse traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål søl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | søl | mess, spill, something splashed or splattered;... |
| 2 | Latin | solūtiō | The act of loosening or unfastening someone or something; dissolution |
| 3 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 4 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 5 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 6 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 7 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 8 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 9 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via Danish formørkelse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | formørkelse | eclipse |
| 2 | Danish | formørke | to obscure, darken |
| 3 | Danish | før | before; before, until; before, prior, sooner |
| 4 | Old Norse | fóðr | fodder; sheath |
| 5 | Middle Low German | vōder | linen, sheath; sheath, linen |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | fōdrą | fodder; sheath |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | fōdô | food, nourishment |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pat- | to feed; path; to go |