Where does “fjellregion” come from?
fjellregion (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk region, from Latin regiō, from Latin Aemilia, from Latin aemulus, from Proto-Italic aimelos, from Proto-Italic aimos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eym- — to copy, imitate.
fjellregion (Norwegian Nynorsk): a mountain region
Definitions
- a mountain region
Ancestry of “fjellregion”, step by step
fjellregion traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk region
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | region | a region |
| 2 | Latin | regiō | direction, line |
| 3 | Latin | Aemilia | — |
| 4 | Latin | aemulus | striving to equal or excel, rivaling; in a bad... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | aimelos | striving to equal or excel, rivaling; in a bad... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | aimos | imitation |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eym- | to copy, imitate |