Where does “tunisier” come from?
tunisier (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål Tunisia, from French Tunisie, from French -ie, from Middle French -ie, from Old French -ie, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
tunisier (Norwegian Bokmål): a Tunisian
Definitions
- a Tunisian
Ancestry of “tunisier”, step by step
tunisier traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål Tunisia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | Tunisia | — |
| 2 | French | Tunisie | — |
| 3 | French | -ie | indicates a feminine noun, often an abstract one |
| 4 | Middle French | -ie | indicates a feminine noun, often an abstract one |
| 5 | Old French | -ie | indicates a feminine noun, often an abstract one |
| 6 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 7 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
via Afrikaans er
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | er | The name of the Latin-script letter R |
via Swedish Tunisien
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | Tunisien | — |