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Where does “suksess” come from?

suksess (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from French succès, from Middle French succes, from Latin successus, from Latin succēdere, from Latin sub, from Proto-Italic supo, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

suksess (Norwegian Bokmål): success

Definitions

  1. success

Ancestry of “suksess”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsuccèssuccess; achievement
2Middle Frenchsuccessuccess
3Latinsuccessuscourse, flow , approach, outcome, success;...
4Latinsuccēdere—
5Latinsubunder, beneath; behind; at the feet of
6Proto-Italicsupo—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “suksess”

  • suksesshistorie
  • kjempesuksess
  • suksessfull
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