Where does “utilstrekkelig” come from?
utilstrekkelig (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål U, from Latin v, from Etruscan 𐌖, from Ancient Greek Υ, from Phoenician 𐤅, from Egyptian 𓏲.
utilstrekkelig (Norwegian Bokmål): inadequate, insufficient
Definitions
- inadequate, insufficient
Ancestry of “utilstrekkelig”, step by step
utilstrekkelig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål U
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | U | The uppercase form of u, the twenty-first letter of the Norwegian Bokmål alphabet, written in the Latin script; preceded by t and followed by v |
| 2 | Latin | v | Capital form of |
| 3 | Etruscan | 𐌖 | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Υ | ypsilon |
| 5 | Phoenician | 𐤅 | waw; {{l|en|waw}} |
| 6 | Egyptian | 𓏲 | — |
via Norwegian Bokmål tilstrekkelig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | tilstrekkelig | adequate; sufficient; sufficiently |