Where does “einingsvektor” come from?

einingsvektor (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk vektor, from Latin vector, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s.

einingsvektor (Norwegian Nynorsk): unit vector

Definitions

  1. unit vector

Ancestry of “einingsvektor”, step by step

einingsvektor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk vektor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskvektora vector
2Latinvectorbearer, carrier; passenger; first-person singular...
3Latin-tor-er
4Proto-Italic-tōrForms agent nouns to verb stems
5Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
6Proto-Indo-European-tor-s—

via Norwegian Nynorsk eining

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskeiningunit; the act of uniting
2Old Norseeiningunity
3Old Norseeinnone; some, a few
4Proto-Germanicainazone; some
5Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s →Every word from Latin -tor →Every word from Latin vector →