Where does “helsedepartement” come from?
helsedepartement (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk 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.
helsedepartement (Norwegian Nynorsk): Department of Health, Health Department
Definitions
- Department of Health, Health Department
Ancestry of “helsedepartement”, step by step
helsedepartement traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk departement
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | 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 | to divide |
| 7 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 8 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 9 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 10 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |