Where does “stearinlys” come from?
stearinlys (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål stearin, from French stéarine, from French -ine, from French -é, from Middle French -é, from Old French -é, from Latin -a, from Proto-Italic -ā.
stearinlys (Norwegian Bokmål): a candle
Definitions
- a candle
Ancestry of “stearinlys”, step by step
stearinlys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål stearin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | stearin | stearin |
| 2 | French | stéarine | stearine |
| 3 | French | -ine | feminine singular of -in; female equivalent of... |
| 4 | French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular -er... |
| 5 | Middle French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular; -ed, -en, -n |
| 6 | Old French | -é | used to form past participles of regular -er... |
| 7 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -ā | Forms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |
via Norwegian Bokmål lys
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | lys | light; fair, blonde; fair |
| 2 | Danish | lys | light; bright; fair, blond |
| 3 | Old Danish | liūs | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | ljós | a burning light; light of the sun |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | leuhsą | light |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lewk-so-m | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lewḱ- | lynx |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lewk- | bright; to shine; to see |