Where does “utenriksdepartement” come from?
utenriksdepartement (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål departement, from French département, from Middle French département, from Old French département, from Old French departir, from Latin departiō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē — afterwards, post; by, at.
utenriksdepartement (Norwegian Bokmål): Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Foreign Office;...
Definitions
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Foreign Office;...
Ancestry of “utenriksdepartement”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | departement | a department, or ministry; a department |
| 2 | French | département | department; département |
| 3 | Middle French | département | — |
| 4 | Old French | département | — |
| 5 | Old French | departir | to leave; to depart; departure |
| 6 | Latin | departiō | — |
| 7 | Latin | dē- | — |
| 8 | Latin | dē | — |
| 9 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 10 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | posti | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |